Manager - Manufacturing Engineering - Turbo Machinery

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Enable the success of a team comprised of high-impact Manufacturing Engineers
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and support
• Work closely with each direct report to develop goals, career paths, and ensure professional development
• Evaluate staffing requirements and grow the team by recruiting and hiring top performing manufacturing engineers (as needed)
• Carefully coordinate and work closely with program managers, operations leaders, and Integrated Product Team Leads to meet design, build, and test objectives for all engine programs
• Support the team in applying robust, consistent, and reliable engineering fundamentals and processes in support of fabrication processes
• Review and understand companywide processes and command media to ensure proper compliance
• Help your team define how to prepare hardware for test, qualification, and flight
• Promote DFMA and PFMEA studies to strengthen the feedback loop between design, build, and test

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply)
• (Master of Science preferred)
• Experience managing people, projects, or programs
• Strong coordination, personnel, and project management skills
• Experience in hardware manufacturing (i.e. castings, forgings, additively manufactured components, welding, machining, cleaning, non-destructive testing methods, tight tolerance assembly, leak testing, final acceptance testing of integrated hardware, and Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software)
• Proven experience and successful track record of developing new manufacturing processes and continuously improving existing processes
• Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments
• Understanding of product lifecycle management
• 7+ years of direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering experience
• Proficiency in engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing
• Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels of the organization

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%
• 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

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.