Sr. Receiving Inspector

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Execute component inspections in accordance with approved inspection plans, verifying dimensional conformance, part marking, and full material traceability.
• Perform receiving inspections on incoming aerospace hardware, raw materials, and assemblies using appropriate measurement techniques and tooling.
• Review First Article Inspections (FAIs) in compliance with AS9102 requirements, ensuring all dimensional, material, and documentation criteria are satisfied prior to hardware acceptance.
• Select and apply the correct precision measurement tools and methods for each inspection task, including hand tools, gauges, optical comparators, and surface plate setups.
• Document review and records management, verifying compliance with applicable engineering drawings, specifications, and purchase order requirements, initiating and documenting nonconformance/discrepancy reports with accuracy and completeness, and maintaining full traceability within the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication, providing engineers and buyers with clear, actionable dimensional data and inspection findings to support disposition decisions and supplier feedback, communicating inspection status, quality holds, and nonconformance trends proactively to stakeholders across Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing to minimize schedule impact, and developing and communicating accurate inspection time estimates to support production planning and workload prioritization.
• Equipment & process stewardship, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying inspection inefficiencies, recurring discrepancy patterns, and opportunities to strengthen receiving inspection processes, and providing expertise and ownership in purchasing, introducing, and training others on new inspection equipment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on mechanical inspection experience with aerospace components in a production or receiving inspection environment.
• Expert-level proficiency in interpreting and applying Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5 on complex aerospace engineering drawings and model-based definitions.
• Demonstrated fluency in the selection and operation of basic and precision inspection equipment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey findings and quality data to engineers, buyers, and leadership.
• Working knowledge of personal computers, including standard office software and electronic quality or ERP systems for documenting inspections and managing records.
• Ability to support A-Shift hours: Tuesday – Friday, 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM, with willingness to work overtime as required to meet program needs.
• Demonstrated self-motivation, ability to independently prioritize competing tasks, and commitment to meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to build trust, maintain professional relationships, and actively contribute to a respectful and inclusive team culture.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Culture Statement

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.

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
• 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

A-Shift hours: Tuesday – Friday, 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM, with willingness to work overtime as required to meet program needs.