Manufacturing Engineer III - Structures (new Shepard)

Blue Origin Operations Job Opportunity

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! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions: Relocation provided. Travel expected up to 5% of the time. Shifts available: Regular shift Monday - Friday (5/8 schedule). Interviews will include a technical assessment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop manufacturing work instructions to clearly define manufacturing processes for composites fabrication, inspection, trimming, and assembly.
• Lead DFMA & PFMEA analysis at part, assembly, and system level to improve build sequence, manufacturing processes, layout development and feedback loop between design, build, and test.
• Develop and implement procedure for the rework and repair for composite structures.
• Provide direct support to production team in fast-paced environment by performing any/all the following: Support the manufacturing floor in assembly and installation, compliance to engineering requirements, discrepancy resolution, and component acceptance testing. Perform hands-on engineering and liaison role between our design, test, operations, and manufacturing customers. Lead troubleshooting efforts and dispositioning of non-conforming (NC) structural related issues - preferably on addressing tolerance stack-up, weld inspection, drilling, or manufacturing of structural hardware - through detailed work instructions. Lead efforts in isolating NC parts and assemblies. Lead efforts to identify and resolve Root Cause of vehicle non-conformances through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA).
• Support maintenance activities for fielded vehicles as required leading up to a launch.
• Provide technical expertise on structural subsystems with collaboration with other Subsystem Manufacturing Engineers and Design Engineers.
• Supports products through design and operational gated reviews by evaluating and aiding in the development of required artifacts.
• Provide design for manufacturability review of vehicle designs, and make recommendations to improve quality, simplify operations and reduce cost.
• Take ownership of product quality, establishing procedures and processes to support continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with system design team to ensure process improvements are implemented through Engineering Change Requests (ECR) to improve manufacturability and reduce NC's.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor of Science degree or higher in mechanical, aerospace, or industrial engineering or other relevant field. 7+ years of relevant experience. Relevant internship experience and/or relevant extracurricular activities may count as years of experience. Working knowledge of structural mechanics principals including but not limited to load path distribution, strength of materials, and how to interpret finite element analysis (FEA).