Rocket Engine Production Engineer - Turbomachinery Rotor Assembly and Balance

Come join us at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Huntsville, AL as a rocket engine production engineer working to develop cost effective, reusable rocket engines that embody our "Launch. Land. Repeat." mission with the goal to make space accessible to everyone for the betterment of Earth. Our engines will power the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security and human spaceflight missions.

We're building the road to space and we're building a diverse team of problem solvers and collaborators, and we need passionate individuals like you to join our Rocket Engine team! This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a diverse, passionate and dedicated team, you will directly support Blue Origin's success as the key technical interface between the production and the design engineering teams. As a production engineer supporting the Engines Division, you will lead design for manufacturability (DFM) reviews of internally built and supplier hardware and directly work with procurement, R&D, testing, quality & operations. Additional responsibilities include support of tool and process development, ensuring the manufactured product meets the design intent, supporting various multi-functional teams responsible for manufacturing, test, design and analysis, assess and solve design/build problems throughout the product lifecycle.

As a production engineer, you will champion producibility improvements and alignment to standards while supporting the use of those processes across the organization. Via collaborative efforts with the manufacturing organization, you will be guiding DFM, process development, and execution through hands-on floor support, communication, training, and documentation. Additionally, you will act as a negotiator between multiple and sometimes conflicting interests to optimize processes and designs.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical experience in turbomachinery, leadership skills, and commitment to quality, to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for production support of BE-3, BE-4 and other future rocket engines, from build conception through production, supporting the Turbomachinery assemblies.
• Identify, define, develop and support implementation/optimization of new engine hardware manufacturing processes (fabrication, inspection, cleaning, assembly, integration/test).
• Provide design for manufacturability review of vehicle designs and make recommendations to improve quality, simplify operations and reduce cost.
• Support hardware fabrication, both in the supply chain and in the factory, to help resolve issues as they arise.
• Interpret engineering models, drawings, specifications and other documents to support engineering assessments of non-conformances.
• Support and develop standard repair and rework procedures to improve processes and reduce cycle time.
• Perform root cause and corrective action analysis to resolve systemic defects.

Qualifications:

• Turbomachinery manufacturing or engineering experience in industry (rocket engines, jet engines, land-based gas turbines, oil and gas, automotive, etc).
• Experience in additive manufacturing, castings, forgings, rotating hardware, precision machining, build support, and assembly.
• Hands-on experience supporting turbomachinery assembly, disassembly and rotor balance in a production environment. Familiar with mass-on and mass-off balance and applicable industry standards such as ISO 21940.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or Aerospace engineering (or similar) technical field.
• Direct, hands-on production experience and MRB experience on aerospace vehicles or turbomachinery.
• Ability to interpret engineering models, drawings, specifications, written work instructions, and other engineering/production processes & procedures.
• Experience in design, manufacturing, systems integration and/or test, in both development and production environments.
• Experience in reading and interpreting GD&T and performing tolerance stack-up analysis of tight tolerance hardware. Familiarity with applicable ASME standards, such as ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41.
• Experience with manufacturing processes including machining, forming, castings, welding, brazing, additive manufacturing and assembly of precision components & tight tolerance assemblies.
• Highly organized collaborator with excellent technical communication skills (written and verbal) with exceptional social skills that cultivate positive professional relationships and a successful track record of working in multi-functional teams.
• Experience working in a multi-functional team consisting of engineering, tooling, test, supply chain, logistics, quality, safety, and manufacturing.
• Computer Aided Design experience, CREO preferred.
• Strong coordination and project management skills to track, manage, and prioritize, multiple simultaneous tasks.
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• 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:

• Knowledge of risk assessment tools such as Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Failure Mode, Effect & Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Prior experience on an Integrated Product Team on launch vehicles or rocket engines in a development to low-rate environment.

Don't meet every single requirement? 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 qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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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.

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Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

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Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave (must be employed at time of birth or adoption), short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program available after 1 year of service.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays for all regular employees (including part-time), fixed-term, and interns.

Discretionary bonus: Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.