Engines Test Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. It involves Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage work instructions and test plans for daily test operations, test article maintenance, and other test-related activities.
• Provide technical direction to technicians for hardware removal, replacement, and other hands-on activities.
• Provide general test and hardware assistance as needed, including supporting test setup activities.
• Define and support test article maintenance, inspection, repair, and rework activities between and throughout test campaigns.
• Manage hardware configuration and maintain pedigree throughout the test process.
• Ensure necessary hardware is on hand for upcoming and recurring test activities, including helping develop and maintain critical spares lists.
• Review, evaluate, and disposition non-conformances; when escapes are identified, deploy recovery strategies, perform root cause analyses, and execute corrective actions.
• Research and develop improved methods, tooling, and systems to increase test cadence and reliability.
• Drive improvements in tooling, safety, and quality affiliated with the test process.
• Apply engineering fundamentals and manufacturing knowledge to troubleshoot operational issues.
• Support cost, quality, and schedule management of hardware throughout the test process.

Requirements

• Minimum of 0-3 years of relevant work experience in manufacturing and/or test environment.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (or other relevant field) from an accredited university.
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience in hardware manufacturing (e.g., maintenance, assembly and integration, instrumentation, leak testing, final acceptance testing of integrated hardware, fabrication and machining, and manufacturing execution systems/software).
• Successful track record of completing testing/manufacturing projects.
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, scheduling, issue tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.
• U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Eligible and able to gain access to Redstone Arsenal.

Skills

• Engineering fundamentals and manufacturing knowledge.
• Test article maintenance, inspection, repair, and rework activities.
• Tooling, safety, and quality improvements.
• Operational troubleshooting.

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%.
• 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.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD