Aerospace Engineer II, Engine Assembly and Structures

3 days ago


Seattle, Washington, United States Blue Origin, LLC Full time
Engineer II, Engine Assembly and Structures

At Blue Origin, we're pushing the boundaries of space exploration and development. As an Engineer II, Engine Assembly and Structures, you'll play a critical role in designing, developing, and testing the engines and propulsion systems that will take us to the next level.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain project plans to deliver engine components and sub-assemblies in support of development, qualification, and flight hardware and testing.
  • Develop schedules and budgets, manage and report progress.
  • Prioritize, track, and report progress in support of assembly and acceptance testing.
  • Partner with manufacturing engineering to develop detailed procedures and help establish a roadmap to rate production.
  • Assess programmatic impact of engineering change requests identified via manufacturing.
  • Coordinate and drive engineering changes with upstream and downstream stakeholders.
  • Respond to unexpected changes to ensure manufacturing/build activities stay on schedule, on budget, and are completed with high-quality.
  • Review procurement plans for sourced parts; verify compliance to scope of work and IPT budget.
  • Coordinate with procurement, internal, and external stakeholders to ensure that hardware/tooling priorities are well understood and are actively managed to support need dates.
  • Identify and mitigate risks, including removal of blockers or investigation and escalation of issues.
  • Develop recovery strategies when non-conformances or other escapes are identified.
  • Identify schedule-critical hardware, equipment, people, and facilities; resolve constraints.
  • Develop and report key project metrics.
  • Manage and maintain a hardware usage log; active tracking of location, usage history, maintenance/rework history, and life of engine hardware.
  • Support build pedigree reviews post-builds, ensuring hardware matches design and configuration intent and all open work is properly identified.
Requirements:
  • B.S. Degree in Engineering.
  • 2+ years of experience in component fabrication, precision assembly, and/or testing using a variety of methods, techniques, and materials.
  • Experience in serving as a Project Engineer or Project Manager.
  • Possess high attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills.
  • Strong knack for troubleshooting and quick thinking to keep the project moving forward.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results.
  • General knowledge of configuration management principles and practices.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with complex aerospace component development & manufacturing.
  • Experience with Engine Ancillary Hardware design, test, and manufacturing.
  • Experience implementing, customizing or improving configuration management systems in a development engineering environment.
  • Experience with creating tools to improve documentation, visibility, and tracking of scope of work and forecasted work.
  • Experience with Primavera P6 or other GANTT-style project management tools.
  • Experience in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA).
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.
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.



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