Engineer - Supplier Development

Job Title:

Supplier Development Engineer II & III

Location:

Merritt Island, FL
Job Type: Contract

Hours:

40 per week
Pay Rate: $49.68 - $64.65 per hour
Domestic Travel expected +50% of the time
Must be willing to work long hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines.

As a member of the Supplier Recovery Team (SRT), you will engage strategically with suppliers who do not meet key performance metrics, ensuring they adhere to our cost, quality, and delivery expectations. Acting as the primary liaison, you will collaborate with internal teams—including Procurement, Program IPT, Supply Chain Program Managers, and Supplier Quality teams—to identify the root causes of non-performance and develop robust recovery plans.

Your efforts will focus on driving continuous performance improvements within the supply chain, leveraging your expertise to enhance supplier capabilities and support Blue Origin’s ambitious production goals.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required.

• Improve quality, cost, delivery, and capacity metrics across the supply chain
• Create, improve, and implement supplier quality and manufacturing processes
• Review and understand supplier issues, and recommend the appropriate actions
• Work closely with receiving, receiving inspection, supplier quality engineer, and assurance to purge suspect or non‑conforming material from inventory and throughout the organization
• Oversee and be accountable for supplier audits to ensure their ability to meet part performance, delivery, and reliability expectations
• Develop, analyze, and present process metrics to encourage design for manufacturability, quality, and supply chain improvements
• Analyze and improve supplier processes for bottlenecks, yield, and rate limiters to meet throughput targets
• Manage supplier workflow and projects to ensure priorities are aligned with business needs
• Develop schedules and plans to bring up new parts and processes in the supply chain, and support supplier execution against timeline
• Lead, track, and improve supplier manufacturing process development and launch readiness for new products and design changes
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve business processes needed for receiving inspection operations, nonconforming hardware management, manufacturing and assembly, product traceability, and other critical business or production systems
• Work with leadership to develop future business models, establish a roadmap and measures, and execute a long‑term strategic plan

• B.S. degree or higher in an engineering discipline is required
• Has worked with product development teams to define, scope, and prioritize design requirements to ensure operational and manufacturing success
• Experience in hardware development and manufacturing of complex electronic assemblies
• Experience in technical management of suppliers
• Experience in implementation of DFx principles in an outsourced manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication skills – ability to articulate technical problems to non‑subject matter experts
• Experience with fault‑tree analysis and value‑stream or process flow mapping
• Ability to learn, grow and tackle new challenges in a fast‑paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail and task ownership; demonstrates pride in all work and willingness to perform low‑level tasks when needed
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

• Master’s degree in engineering or business
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar training or experience
• Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, and fault analysis
• Experience with packaging design, manufacturing, and qualification
• Experience in tooling bring‑up, machining processes, secondary finish processes, and qualification
• Experience with Pareto analysis, root cause, and corrective actions
• Hands‑on experience with metallic, plastic, composite, or electromechanical manufacturing techniques, processes, and equipment
• Has managed planning and technical aspects of product builds through the full product life cycle

• Competitive pay and benefits package based on education, experience, location, and discipline
• Health care, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Education assistance
• Paid time off, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.