Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Summary

Supplier Quality Engineer role at Blue Origin.

Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight. This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, supporting Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance across all Blue Origin facilities.

We will develop and execute supplier quality processes to support design, test, and manufacture of launch vehicles and spacecraft. The position is onsite at either Huntsville, Alabama, Merritt Island, Florida, or Melbourne, Florida. This is NOT a remote position and requires daily onsite support when not traveling to suppliers.

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

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 50% of the time
• Shifts available: 1st Shift
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

• Review Purchase Requests to verify correct work placement and Quality Clause application.
• Develop and maintain Supplier Quality procedures.
• Evaluate suitability and stability of current and potential suppliers regarding quality and technical capability.
• Maintain Blue’s Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Lead suppliers through resolving discrepancies, corrective and preventive actions, and recovery and quality improvement plans.
• Follow up and validate corrective action effectiveness and containment for supplier actions taken against defect escapes.
• Communicate supplier performance to senior management.
• Participate in supplier audits, hardware acceptance, and corrective action activities including validation and verification.
• Focus on nonconformance reduction activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 3+ years relevant experience and/or AS9100 internal or external auditor experience/certification.
• Relevant experience in AS9100/AS9120 auditing.
• Must be able to work onsite at the assigned location unless visiting with suppliers.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time and have a valid driver’s license.

• Quality assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Relevant experience in transitioning a product from development, through production to operations.
• Self-initiation and excellent time management skills.
• Competency to stay closely connected to leadership and operational customers across remote sites.
• American Society of Quality Certified Quality Engineer certification.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt or comparable certification.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or with asylum.

• Blue’s Standard Background Check for all positions.
• Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check for certain job profiles requiring a military installation.
• Drivers operating Commercial Motor Vehicles with GVW ≥10,001 lbs or transporting placardable hazardous materials: subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification, Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, and CDL requirements if applicable.
• Required for certain job profiles: ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, including pre-employment and random drug testing and DOT physical.

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off:
  Up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type; please check with recruiter for comprehensive list.

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 an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.