Additive Manufacturing Maintenance Technician

About the role

We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. As part of a small team of Technicians, you will support multiple additive manufacturing systems as well as ancillary equipment to maintain Blue Origin’s launch vehicle programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve additive manufacturing machines that maximizes part quality, machine up-time and production throughput.
• Meet both quality and schedule expectations.
• Track related consumable supplies and alert Responsible personnel if additional supplies required (procurement and maintenance of powders, hand tooling, build plates, process gas quality, filters, etc.)
• Collaborate with team on AM process improvements.
• Follow standardized file systems, traceability documentation for all machine related repair/anomaly reported incidents.
• Maintain all AM ancillary equipment and document accordingly.
• Additive Machine diagnostics and machine operation troubleshooting.
• Maintaining PPE and safety aware in a shop setting.
• Assist visiting vendor field service engineers during commissioning, service calls and machine upgrades such as software and hardware related upgrades.
• Identify JHA’s (Job Hazard Analysis) and author JHA’s.
• Practice safe work place techniques.

Qualifications

• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• Expert understanding of AM machine operation from machine flips to daily general maintenance task such as filter replacements.
• Mechanically inclined in basic and advanced shop skills.
• Detail oriented.
• FOD experienced.
• Clean as you go experience in a shop environment.
• 5S experienced.
• Possesses the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.
• An attitude of world-class quality, attention to detail, and dedication
• Demonstrated track record of resourcefulness from their previous assignments.
• 1-3 years of hands on build experience (spacecraft, airplanes, cars/trucks, boats)
• Experienced in multi-tasking and cross training into new roles.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Pay

Base Pay Range For WA applicants is $22.89 - $32.04. Other Site Ranges May Differ.

Schedule

Shift: Friday - Sunday (5am to 530pm)

Benefits

• 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.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.