Director- Tooling Fabrication Production

Application close date: 10/1/2026

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 passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible to produce components for Blue Origin launch and space vehicle programs. This is a hands‑on position that requires effective communication, high judgment, leadership of manufacturing production operations including the fabrication shop, heat treat and welding. This Leader will have the responsibility of the development and qualification of manufacturing production capabilities and root cause curiosity to drive continuous improvement.

This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

• Oversee reliable and predictable production of machined and welded parts for launch and space vehicle subsystems at the Florida site
• Lead multiple teams of personnel responsible for delivering on‑time completion of development and production hardware
• Establish and maintain systems of process control for machines, material, processes, tools, and people
• Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams and define capacity planning actions to meet customer needs and expectations; forecast and develop improvement plans for constrained work centers to achieve demand plan
• Lead and develop the fabrication manufacturing leaders to include: recruiting, talent development, training, and coaching
• Oversee and drive the measurement, analysis, reporting, and improvement of work center and team performance
• Take ownership of interfaces with other sites and other business functions to drive improvements to increase the overall effectiveness of the manufacturing system across Blue Origin
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement through opportunity identification, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to reduce cost and cycle times
• Own all area KPI's and supporting process improvements, continually raise the bar on performance expectations
• Define, manage, plan, and monitor budgets and schedules for raw material, operational expenses, labor, and capital projects
• Maintain manufacturing schedule and overcome barriers to meet customer expectations; collaborate with team members (across sites) to address capacity and scheduling conflicts
• Participate in company‑wide process definition and improvement for manufacturing processes, business processes, production planning, lessons learned, and other standards/processes as needed
• Implement the Blue Production System to build a production framework that supports World‑Class capabilities and fosters One Blue culture

• 10+ years in a leadership position in machining/fabrication
• 15+ years experience with progressive responsibilities in manufacturing in an area such as launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, automotive, medical devices, power generation systems, semiconductors, or electronics
• Experience in all the fabrication methods of manufacturing within the aerospace environment in production and/or prototyping environments with demonstrated hands‑on skills in steel fabrication
• 8+ years in a hands‑on position in all applications to manufacture complex tooling and/or fixturing, all structural fabrication processes, part processing, heat treating, post processing, CAD/CAM, tooling and fixture design, and experience with all types of materials from aluminum through nickel based alloys
• Quality mindset with special attention to safety and mission‑critical product and/or manufacturing process attributes
• 5+ years personnel leadership, management, and mentoring skills
• Ability…