Sr. Electromechanical Assembly & Test Technician

About the Role

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. The Vertical Integration Strategy and Execution team establishes new in-house manufacturing capability for critical hardware. You will build, integrate, and test complex electromechanical assemblies in a development manufacturing facility, covering precision mechanical assembly, industrial electrical build, high-current terminations, panel build, and electrical acceptance test. As these production lines are new, instructions and tooling are evolving, and you will often be the first to run a job. As a senior technician, you will operate with limited direction, tackle the most challenging hardware, uphold quality standards, and mentor your team. Varied shifts or overtime may be required based on schedule demands.

Responsibilities

• Electrical build and test:
  • Fabricate and install power and control wiring per wiring diagrams, schematics, and cable schedules, including crimping, ferruling, lugging, soldering, and labeling.
  • Terminate high-current conductors and fabricate, bend, and install bus bar assemblies with bolted joints torqued to specification.
  • Apply insulation systems, including taping, sleeving, resin or varnish impregnation, potting, and encapsulation.
  • Build and wire control, instrumentation, and protection panels, and route cable in conduit, tray, and flex with proper strain relief, grounding, and shield terminations.
  • Set up and run electrical and electronics tests per written procedures, including test article hookup, instrumentation installation, and verifying the setup before energizing.
  • Perform electrical verification and acceptance testing, including continuity and ring-out, low-resistance measurement, insulation resistance (megger), hipot or dielectric withstand, polarity verification, and functional checkout, recording results against pass/fail criteria.
  • Troubleshoot failures to the assembly, board, component, or wiring level and perform approved rework, including component-level soldering, using proper ESD practices.
  • Operate bench and stand test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, current clamps, insulation testers, dielectric withstand testers, and data acquisition systems.
• Mechanical assembly and integration:
  • Perform precision mechanical assembly, including fits and clearances, shimming, alignment, press and interference fits, and fasteners torqued to specification.
  • Integrate electrical and mechanical sub-assemblies into higher-level units through final assembly, closeout, and preparation for acceptance test.
  • Operate shop and material handling equipment including overhead cranes and rigging, and perform dimensional and electrical inspection with calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, DMMs, megohmmeters, and low-resistance ohmmeters.
  • Prepare and verify kits to the bill of materials, confirm material traceability, and help ready new stations for production.
• Quality and safety:
  • Follow work instructions and test procedures precisely and record completed steps and in-process data as required.
  • Escalate problems found at the bench, including incorrect instructions, drawing discrepancies, tooling issues, and quality, safety, or material concerns, and support discrepancy disposition.
  • Train and check the work of less-experienced technicians, and work safely around energized and high-energy equipment including lockout/tagout and arc flash PPE.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Hands-on experience building complex electromechanical, electrical, or mechanical assemblies, gained through manufacturing, fabrication, industrial maintenance, panel build, automotive, marine, military, or a related trade.
• Able to work from engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, and written procedures, and record results accurately.
• Proficient with hand tools, power tools, and precision measurement tools, and able to use a multimeter, with interest in learning bench test equipment.
• Experience assembling to specification, including torque and fastener procedures.
• Able to work with limited direction, troubleshoot build and test issues, escalate clearly, and help or train less-experienced teammates.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods in a shop floor environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or wiring high-current electrical assemblies in a regulated or high-reliability environment such as aerospace, defense, solar, marine, rail, or precision industrial manufacturing.
• Bench testing, checkout, or troubleshooting of electronic assemblies, PCBAs, or control hardware, including component-level soldering and board rework.
• Executing formal acceptance test procedures and documenting results, including insulation resistance, hipot or dielectric withstand, or low-resistance testing.
• Insulation systems and processes, including Class F/H materials, taping and sleeving, and resin or varnish impregnation.
• Sensor and instrumentation installation and checkout, or PLC and control system I/O troubleshooting.
• Military or commercial electronics technician background, or formal electrical or electronics training through apprenticeship, technical school, or military program.
• Certification to IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, or an equivalent workmanship standard, plus ESD control training (ANSI/ESD S20.20) and NFPA 70E arc flash training.
• Experience in a new or start-up production environment where processes, tooling, and documentation were still being developed, working to documented quality standards including configuration control and traceability.

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin 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.

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.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for additional benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results.