Sr. Receiving Inspector

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.

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will review incoming material from suppliers for conformance to drawing and purchase order requirements to support the manufacture, assembly, and test for various spaceflight systems. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

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!

• Execute component inspections in accordance with approved inspection plans, verifying dimensional conformance, part marking, and full material traceability.
• Perform receiving inspections on incoming aerospace hardware, raw materials, and assemblies using appropriate measurement techniques and tooling.
• Review First Article Inspections (FAIs) in compliance with AS9102 requirements, ensuring all dimensional, material, and documentation criteria are satisfied prior to hardware acceptance.
• Select and apply the correct precision measurement tools and methods for each inspection task, including hand tools, gauges, optical comparators, and surface plate setups.

• Review all supplier‑furnished documentation packages — including Certificates of Conformance (CoCs), Material Test Reports (MTRs), and inspection records — to verify compliance with applicable engineering drawings, specifications, and purchase order requirements.
• Initiate and document nonconformance/discrepancy reports with accuracy and completeness, maintaining full traceability within the Quality Management System (QMS).

• Provide engineers and buyers with clear, actionable dimensional data and inspection findings to support disposition decisions and supplier feedback.
• Communicate inspection status, quality holds, and nonconformance trends proactively to stakeholders across Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing to minimize schedule impact.
• Develop and communicate accurate inspection time estimates to support production planning and workload prioritization.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying inspection inefficiencies, recurring discrepancy patterns, and opportunities to strengthen receiving inspection processes.
• Work safely and professionally within an industrial manufacturing environment, adhering to all safety protocols — particularly when working in proximity to flight‑critical hardware.
• Provide expertise and ownership in purchasing, introducing, and training others on new inspection equipment.

• Experience:
  
  Minimum 10 years of hands‑on mechanical inspection experience with aerospace components in a production or receiving inspection environment.
• GD&T Expertise:
  Expert-level proficiency in interpreting and applying Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5 on complex aerospace engineering drawings and model-based definitions.
• Precision Measurement Proficiency:
  Demonstrated fluency in the selection and operation of basic and precision inspection equipment.
• Communication:
  Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey findings and quality data to engineers, buyers, and leadership.
• Computer Proficiency:
  Working knowledge of…