Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

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

This role is part of the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance team. This team is focused on monitoring and assessing processes that guide Blue Origin's design, manufacturing, and operations, ensuring system safety engineering, environmental health, and safety, product integrity, and continuous improvement processes.

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 toward 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 small, passionate, and accomplished team of leaders, you will be responsible for the continuous improvement of operational processes for various spaceflight tools, processes, and systems. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of the Blue Production System As a team, we will help build a Lean culture, improving processes and process development within a workplace culture that emphasizes accountability, and attention to detail at all levels. We have a passion for solving sophisticated problems and providing operable solutions. You will act with minimal direction and on your initiative and be adaptable as you will work on a variety of applications and systems. We are looking for an individual who can help teams resolve and implement innovative process improvement initiatives that will support rocket engine production and development. We will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention toward safe and repeatable spaceflight

• Be a change agent. Create standard work for Lean manufacturing principles. Mentor, coach, and teach employees and leaders in these Lean principles to build a culture of continuous improvement
• Build a culture of employee engagement, and continuous improvement, and lead large and medium breakthrough improvement projects. Facilitate and lead Kaizen improvement teams with a core focus on elimination of non-value-added activities
• Create business metrics and Key Performance Indicators to accurately measure improvement activities.

• 10 years of confirmed experience in a production field with at least 5 years of Lean Manufacturing/Toyota Production System experience
• Experience developing and implementing standards for Lean Manufacturing principles such as Tiered Accountability, 5-S, Gemba, Kaizen, Standard Work, Andon, Kanban, SMED, Line Balancing, Heijunka, Total Productive Maintenance, etc.
• Lean Manufacturing background with experience planning and facilitating Kaizen events with proven improvement results
• Strong communication, presentation, relationship-building, and strategic planning skills. Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Excellent project management skills (facilitation, project planning, execution, organizing, and administration)
• Proven track record of resolving differences of opinion effectively, leading change and problem-solving
• 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
• Up to 25% travel to other Blue Origin locations to support cross-site initiatives

• Experience with low-volume sophisticated manufacturing systems
• Self-starter, who can lead numerous projects/Kaizens while working across business units and functional organizations
• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO9000 Quality Management Systems and/or related quality systems and programs

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

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.

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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.

Benefits

Benefits 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 Opportunity

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, 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 here.

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