Production Quality Engineer; Weld

Application close date:

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

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.

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.

This role supports the development and qualification of manufacturing processes for a new advanced hardware program at Blue Origin. This is a greenfield environment with opportunity to help stand up the entire operation from equipment selection through process qualification and rate production readiness.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Establish, implement, maintain, and enforce quality system processes that support products in development and production environments

Measure, analyze, and improve quality system performance consistent with organization quality goals

Participate in engineering design reviews (DFx) and make recommendations to improve the quality and manufacturability of new designs

Define and execute process validation protocols for new and changed manufacturing processes

Review and approve special process certifications (welding, plating, heat treatment, adhesive bonding, etc.)Select gages and measurement equipment appropriate to product tolerances; validate selections using Precision-to-Tolerance (P/T) ratio analysis

Plan and execute Measurement System Analysis (MSA), including Gage R&R studies, to quantify measurement uncertainty

Conduct process capability studies (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk) and recommend process or tolerance adjustments based on results.

Design and implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts with appropriate control limits and reaction plans.

Develop acceptance sampling plans (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, C=0) based on risk and lot size; support Design of Experiments (DOE) for process optimization

Review and approve manufacturing build documents including work orders and nonconformance records.

Provide quality assurance domain expertise to inspection, manufacturing, and test for the Manufacturing team Serve as disposition authority for nonconforming material

Lead root cause investigations using structured methodologies (8D, 5-Why, fishbone/Ishikawa, fault tree analysis)
Develop and verify effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions to eliminate recurrence

Analyze cost-of-poor-quality (COPQ) data to identify high-impact improvement opportunities

Lead scrap and rework reduction projects; drive measurable yield improvements

Support lean and Six Sigma initiatives with data analysis and statistical expertise

Recommend and improve initiatives and/or changes that will improve product and system quality.

Perform periodic audits of the application of our quality system in accordance with AS9100/ISO
9001

Collaborate with internal and external customers on quality related concerns; develop and present training materials to build quality awareness.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of a B.S. in engineering or equivalent STEM degree with 6+ Years of relevant experience.

Quality assurance experience in production environment. Aerospace, space launch, military/commercial aviation preferred

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