Production Support Engineer - Mechanisms

This role is part of Enterprise Program Management (EPM), where we provide technical standards, tools, processes, training, and subject matter expertise for product engineering and manufacturing. EPM allows all Blue Origin business units to benefit from commonly used capabilities, hardware, and software and assists business units in identifying, selecting, and training engineers from both inside and outside the organization. Bring your passion for human spaceflight!

We are building a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to building the road to space. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join our production engineering team as we lower the cost of access to space and enable Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

We are looking for Production Engineers to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. We are a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts acting as the key technical interface between the production value stream (procurement, R&D, testing, quality, and operations) and the design engineering teams across Blue Origin Development Programs. Our mission is to build trust, provide hands-on MRB/Non-conformances floor support, guide design for manufacturability, and develop production engineering process/methodologies across program and production elements.

We use our knowledge of the production and manufacturing systems to provide valuable design feedback and incorporate producibility into design in support of our manufacturing capabilities. Additionally, we work with multi-functional teams to diagnose problems, disposition discrepancies, and identify and drive corrective actions to closure.

Being a standout colleague is a must! You will collaborate across multiple team interfaces to understand and overcome logistics, supply chain, and resource challenges to deliver mission-ready products.

Special Mentions

• On-site only
• Shifts available:
  • 1st Shift

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain design and configuration integrity of mechanical systems and structures
• Perform repair analysis of pressure/fluid, electro-mechanical, flight control and landing gear systems
• Provide technical guidance for structural build and integration
• Lead efforts to identify, develop, and deploy designs and methodologies that improve operational excellence through quality, cost, design, and process enhancements
• Support the manufacturing floor in assembly and installation, compliance to engineering requirements, discrepancy resolution, and component acceptance testing
• Perform a hands-on engineering and liaison role between our design, test, and operations teams and our manufacturing customers
• Investigate root causes, disposition vehicle discrepancies, and take ownership of preventative and corrective actions
• Support the product through design and operational gated reviews by evaluating and aiding in the development of required artifacts
• Drive design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) into the designs
• Authorize in-build redlines and recommend changes to improve the design

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 3+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle mechanical systems
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance analysis
• Strong technical fundamentals in propulsion, fluid mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, and basic structural analysis
• Working knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relative to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware
• Experience with pneumatics, hydraulic, fluid system, flight controls, landing gears, actuation systems or similar kinematics mechanism
• Experience with life safety design/requirements/certifications
• Experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)
• Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing processes for transition to production
• Familiarity with aerospace hardware, fasteners, adhesives, coatings etc.
• Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as a cross-disciplined team, throughout the development and production phases of the product lifecycle
• Strong coordination and project management skills to track, manage, and prioritize multiple ongoing tasks
• Strong digital literacy with the ability to rapidly learn and use a variety of software tools, as needed
• Exceptional interpersonal skills that foster positive professional relationships.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Desired:

• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software and processes
• Understanding of development product lifecycle management and associated gated reviews
• Knowledge of fabrication processes, integration processes, systems engineering practices, test, quality, and configuration management systems
• Proven understanding and applied experiences in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma
• Proficiency in business and engineering software (i.e. MSOffice, Windchill, PLM, etc)
• Previous experience with engineering change orders and non-conformance processing

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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.