Senior Propulsion Thermal Production Engineer

Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will report to the Blue Ring Propulsion & Thermal Director, coordinating cross-functional teams for on-time, on-budget delivery of spacecraft propulsion and thermal subsystem assemblies. Collaborate with leadership to meet configuration and test needs, plan production activities, resolve conflicts, manage technical risks, and communicate effectively. Additionally, you will coordinate with procurement and manufacturing to manage hardware priorities and resolve constraints to maintain schedule compliance.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate with teams to verify spacecraft propulsion and thermal subsystems align with criteria. Coordinating flight installations & assemblies for engine and heat components, leading all aspects of hardware demand planning, coordinating resources, and prioritizing tasks.
• Work with propulsion & thermal leaders to meet Blue Ring needs for propulsion & thermal assembly.
• Partner with manufacturing engineers, technician shift supervisors, and production planners to plan daily, weekly, and monthly work center production schedules.
• Support and coordinate the efforts of the multi-functional integrated product team comprised of design engineering, manufacturing/production engineering, program planning & control (PP&C), tooling, quality, test, and other support functions.
• Work with design and manufacturing teams to identify and resolve conflicts with Non-Conformances (NCs), drawing release, work order releases and execution, and test planning to ensure the right people, parts and procedures are in place to keep Blue Ring propulsion & thermal integrations happen on schedule.
• In collaboration with the Blue Ring program team, manage technical and programmatic risks/opportunities, including identifying, documenting, presenting, developing mitigation plans and driving outcomes at program acceptable levels
• Clear communication of status, critical paths, challenges, and recommended solutions to leadership, while also providing clear constraints and mentorship to the support teams
• Coordinate with procurement and internal and external manufacturing, to ensure that hardware priorities are well understood and are actively managed to support the need dates
• Identify schedule-critical hardware, equipment, people, and facilities; resolve constraints

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering; physics; or other major requiring engineering or manufacturing core courses
• 5+ years of experience in designing/developing/producing complex engineered products
• 2+ years of technical project management or system integration experience.
• Demonstrated experience with core project management skills including with logic-linked scheduling, budget and schedule variance tracking and reporting project status to leadership
• Enjoy leading and participating in highly collaborative efforts and a desire to lead and manage small teams on a fast-paced hardware and flight projects
• Demonstrated ability building trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience with communicating with and coordinating small to medium sized team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, JIRA, MS Project
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering or similar experience working in vehicle integration and test
• Experience with risk management, configuration management, requirements management
• Experience with budget and Cost Account Management such as EVM
• Experience across multiple portions of the product life cycle
• Experience with spacecraft propulsion or thermal systems or other high-performance system

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Benefits:

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
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