Sr. NDT Engineer

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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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will lead development and production NDT activities for spaceflight systems supporting both

New Glenn (launch vehicle) and Lunar (space systems) programs. This role encompasses the full range of NDT methods-dye penetrant (PT), magnetic particle (MT), eddy current (ET), ultrasonic (UT), and radiographic (RT)-applied across metallic, composite, and bonded flight hardware as well as ground support equipment (GSE) and structural systems. You will own inspection challenges end-to-end-setting technical direction, developing novel methods, and mentoring the team-directly assuring part integrity, quality, and life for hardware that flies.

We are looking for an established expert who brings broad NDT inspection capability across multiple methods and the technical leadership to drive strategy across our inspection portfolio.

Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Location:
  
  This role is based at Rocket Park.
• Schedule:
  
  B-Shift. (4:30pm-1am)
• Travel:
  
  Up to 25% to support test campaigns (e.g., static/pressure testing) and NDT supplier sites.
• Supports bothlaunch vehicle / New Glennandspace systems / Lunarprograms.

• OwnNDT inspection across flight hardware and ground support equipment using dye penetrant (PT), magnetic particle (MT), eddy current (ET), ultrasonic (UT), and radiographic (RT) techniques across the full development and production cycle.
• Set technical direction for technique development, procedure authoring, and reference standard design across multiple NDT methods; independently determine methods and procedures on new assignments.
• Provide advanced inspection support for automated NDT systems for specialized applications.
• Lead anomaly investigations and root cause analyses, developing recovery/corrective actions for major-scope non-conformances on mission-critical hardware.
• Drive strategy and decision-making for inspectioncapacity and capability, including specification, procurement, and stand-up of inspection systems to scale rate production.
• Develop and qualifynovel NDT methods for atypical inspections; guide their maturation into production-ready capability.
• Partner upstream with design teams to maximize hardware inspectability; own technical reviews and documentation, and support external reviews (e.g., NSSL) as a prime technical contact.
• Develop and manage relationships with external suppliers, serving as an organizational technical spokesperson on advanced projects.
• Establish clear acceptance criteria and regularly review inspection decisions and quality outcomes across all NDT methods.
• Train, certify, and mentor
  
  Level I/II inspectors and junior engineers per Blue Origin's written practice (NAS 410 equivalent); set technical frameworks and capture best practices at the functional level.

• Technical Bachelor's or Master's degree (engineering, physics, or related discipline).
• Typically
  12+ yearsof relevant NDT engineering experience (or equivalent).
• ASNT Level III in two or more NDT methods (UT, RT, PT, MT, or ET), with extensive…