Process Engineer III

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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!

As part of a passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will support production of the Engines as a Process Engineer at ourKent Manufacturing Site.

You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of production and manufacturing, so relevant experience in those areas is highly desired. We areseekinga proactive, service-oriented individual with excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and analytics skills who can thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will be primarily responsible forleadingthe projects focused onmanufacturingautomationin production for both internal and external customers. This position will directlyimpactthe 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 positivelyimpactsafe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

• Relocation Provided

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Lead Manufacturing Automationinitiativesacross kent site.

• Manage hardware status, supporting both internal and external demand.

• Engineerwilldevelopand execute aggressive timeline schedules for process development and refinement.

• Candidate must be self-motivated and work well unsupervised, as well as be able to work in team environments.

• Provide quality assurance domainexpertiseto inspection, manufacturing, and test for the Manufacturing team.

• Collaborate with internal and external customers on quality related concerns; develop and present training materials to build quality awareness.

• Manage budgets and implementation of capital equipment and facility projects!

• Lead planning and execution-centered process improvements to reduce cost, shorten cycle time, improve quality, and enhance safety through risk management.

• Collaborate with purchasing and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of hardware and production equipment.

• Reduce and close risks andidentifyopportunities.

• Track key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areassuch as:budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, production schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans.

• Lead key business analytics initiatives, as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in engineering with5+ years of relevant Quality or Engineering experience.

• 5+ years' experience leading
  
  Automation projects.

• Strong verbal and technical writing skills area must. Written communication skillsrequiredforwritingworkinstructionsforthe operators as well as preparation of qualification reports and other documentation.

• Quality experience in production environment. Aerospace, space launch, or military or commercial aviation preferred.

• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO
  9000 Quality Management System and/or related quality systems and programs.

• 5 or more years' experience in Manufacturing in a Production Environment.

• Ability to develop and execute a moderately complicated project plan in all phases.

• Established negotiating skills and ability to garner acceptance in a project matrix hierarchy.

• Understands and can apply various related project/efficiency models such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kanban, Waterfall, and Agile.

• Six Sigma Green Certificate or deep understanding of lean methodologies.

• Strong capability and understanding with proven success of RCCA tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• B.S. Engineering

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.

• Experience with Primavera (P6), Jira, Tableau

• Experience mining data SQL, Redshift,Redash.

• Quality assurance experience in rocket engine production environment.

• Shown experience in transitioning a product from development, through production to operations.

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Culture Statement

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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