Manufacturing Engineer II - Rocket Engine Combustion Devices (B Shift)
Company: Blue Origin
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: April 25, 2024
Job Description:
At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and
working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop
reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a
culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse
team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of
spaceflight!We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and
problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of
safety. This position will directly impact the history of space
exploration and will require your commitment 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 and hardworking team of experts, you will be
responsible for developing new fabrication processes for rocket
engine injectors, pre-burners, and combustion devices. As a
Combustion Devices Manufacturing Engineer, you will translate
engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into fully
functional hardware ready for test, qualification, and flight.
Throughout the manufacturing process, you will also identify,
develop, and deploy methods to improve fabrication quality, reduce
cost, and optimize build sequence and schedules. As an integral
member of the team, you will conduct DFMA and PFMEA studies to
strengthen the feedback loop between design, build, and test and
accelerate the pace of rocket engine development. This position
will directly impact the history of space exploration and will
require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards
safe and repeatable human spaceflight.Responsibilities:
- Identify, define, develop, implement, and optimize new or
existing combustion manufacturing processes (fabrication,
inspection, cleaning, assembly, integration, and test)
- Conduct fabrication DFMA and PFMEA studies to strengthen the
feedback loop between design, build, and test
- Provide data to drive decisions from DFM and PFMEA studies as
well as historical actuals
- Translate engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into
fully functional hardware
- Drive inputs to the selection of material and design
- Define how to prepare hardware for manufacturing, test,
qualification, and flight
- Identify, develop, and deploy new fabrication manufacturing
methods (or refine existing) to improve quality, reduce cost, and
optimize build schedule
- Develop combustion fabrication manufacturing work instructions
to clearly define the following manufacturing process: receiving
inspection, fabrication, assembly, test, integration, and
refurbishment
- Closely manage cost, quality, build sequence, and schedule of
hardware throughout the entire manufacturing process
- Perform engineering drawing review and provide final approval
for manufacturing
- Develop fabrication process control measures and evaluation
through statistical analysis
- Define and support fabrication repair and rework
activities
- Design, procure, install, and integrate custom manufacturing
equipment
- Interface with external suppliers and manufacturing partners to
ensure that hardware and equipment is manufactured, processed,
packaged, and delivered properly, on time, and on budget
- Perform capacity analysis and evaluate staffing
requirements
- Perform root cause analyses when non-conformances and escapes
are identified and deploy corrective actions
- Manage hardware configuration and maintain pedigree throughout
the entire build and test processDesired:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace
Engineering (other relevant fields may apply) from an accredited
university (Master of Science preferred)
- 3+ years of direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering
experience
- Experience in welding, brazing, joining, machining, and
fabrication techniques
- Mastery of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and
manufacturing
- Experience in hardware manufacturing (i.e. castings, forgings,
additively manufactured components, welding, machining, cleaning,
non-destructive testing methods, tight tolerance assembly, leak
testing, and final acceptance testing of integrated hardware)
- Proven experience and successful track record
developing/starting new manufacturing processes
- Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD,
Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook,
etc)
- Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels
of the organization
- 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.Inclusivity StatementDon'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.Export Control RegulationsApplicants 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.BenefitsBenefits include: 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%, and
an 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.Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward
individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in
company results.Eligibility for benefits varies by role type,
please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the
benefits available for this role.Equal Employment OpportunityBlue
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, including the
Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los
Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see .Affirmative
Action and Disability AccommodationApplicants wishing to receive
information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or
applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to
participate in the application and/or interview process, please
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