Quality Engineer II - B Shift

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re developing reusable, safe, and low‑cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance, providing manufacturing and supply‑chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish, improve, and maintain quality system processes that support products in development and production environments.
• Measure, analyze, and improve quality system performance consistent with organization quality goals.
• Integrate quality system applications between engineering, manufacturing, and operations to ensure consistent use of best practices and communication of quality issues.
• Facilitate troubleshooting of quality issues with diverse teams; lead causal analysis activities to drive root‑cause identification and corrective action.
• Perform periodic audits of the application of our quality system.
• Participate in engineering design reviews and make recommendations to enhance quality and manufacturability of new designs.
• Recommend initiatives or changes that will improve product and system quality.
• Provide quality‑assurance subject‑matter expertise to receiving and inspection, manufacturing, and test.
• Participate in hardware acceptance processes; ensure adherence to and health of acceptance processes.
• Maintain working knowledge of NDE and receiving inspection methodologies.
• Monitor the metrology program to ensure precision and accuracy of production, measurement, and testing equipment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to support B‑shift schedule: Monday‑Thursday, 3:00 pm – 1:30 am PST.
• Minimum of a B.S. in engineering or science.
• 2+ years of industry experience in the engineering field, with at least 2 years in a quality‑engineer role.
• Quality‑assurance experience in a production environment (Aerospace, space launch, military, or commercial aviation preferred).
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or asylee.

Desired qualifications

• Experience transitioning a product from development through production to operations.
• Experience with AS9145, Advanced Product Quality Planning, and Production Part Approval Process.
• Quality Management System audit experience.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9000 quality management systems and related programs.
• Quality performance measurement and analysis capabilities.
• American Society of Quality Certified Quality Engineer certification.
• Six Sigma Green, Black Belt, or comparable certification.

Pay

Base Pay Range for Washington applicants is $91,852.00 – $128,592.45. Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage.
• 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 scheduled hours, plus up to 14 company‑paid holidays.
• Additional bonuses and benefits may be offered at the company’s discretion.

Schedule

B‑shift schedule: Monday‑Thursday, 3:00 pm – 1:30 am Pacific Standard Time.