Supply Chain Engineer II

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. It includes manufacturing and supply chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will develop an integrated manufacturing system leveraging state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing processes to design and manufacture advanced space propulsion systems.

You’ll own this process and capture manufacturing and facility needs, leveraging Lean techniques and creating meaningful information for high‑efficiency invention, evolution, and stable execution of advanced manufacturing processes. Interfacing with facility automation engineers, process engineers, design and analysis engineers, machine and process operators, enterprise tool developers, and equipment and material vendors, you’ll identify requirements and opportunities for data, tools, equipment and workflow automation.

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

• Manage Master Scheduling Related Projects
• Production Support – Production Scheduling, Theory of Constraints, Budgets and Forecasts, Crew Empowerment, Defect Analysis and Benchmarking, Core Competency Definition, Make/Buy Evaluations, and Cost/Price Evaluations.
• Process Improvement – Lean Manufacturing, Engineering Economic Analysis, Process Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Statistical Methods, Six Sigma, Time Studies, Waste Reduction, and Work Sampling.
• Operations improvement – Ergonomic and Human Factors, Operations Plans, Recovery Planning, Capacity Planning, Capital Planning.
• Integrated Systems – Value Stream Analysis, Facility Layouts, Production Systems Design, Manufacturing Process Design, Systems Thinking, Facilities Planning, and Requirements.

• BS in Operations Research, Industrial, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2 to 4 years of experience working directly with manufacturing in a production environment.
• Strong analytic skill set and a high degree of proficiency in data mining.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Self‑Starter.

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
• Strong teaming skills.
• Experience with manufacturing organizations and/or supply chain.
• Hands‑on experience with materials and manufacturing processes.

$89,176.00 – $

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 in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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