Supply Chain Engineer II - Valves & Fluid Controls

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse Supply Chain Engineers, you will enable the application of industry leading Valves & Fluid Controls category technology solutions in the design of ground, launch vehicle, and in space vehicles by rapidly maturing executable requirements for trusted supplier partners.

You will streamline the definition of Valves & Fluid Controls subsystems technical requirements and program scope leading the bridging of the gap from internal program engineering to the supply base capability.

The successful candidate in their work will bring forth continuous improvement opportunities in the standardization of engineering definition, supplier program milestones, and technical risk identification/tracking. The candidate will lead gated reviews at the supplier's facility and be first with boots on the ground facilitating failure investigations and RCCA activity bringing critical schedules back to green.

This position reports to the Sr. Manager of Supply Chain Engineering Valves & Fluid Controls category and will impact the application of industry leading technology among critical systems used in all Blue Origin's ground, launch vehicle, and in space programs.

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

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree or higher in electrical, mechanical, or materials engineering
• 2+ years of directly related experience
• 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, someone who demonstrates pride in all work and willingness to perform low-level tasks when needed.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired:

• Experience supporting design and manufacturing teams in an aerospace environment, including preparing specifications, test reports, and design substantiation documentation
• Has managed planning and technical aspects of product builds through the full product life cycle
• Has demonstrated success in developing, implementing, and replicating build to print s well as subsystem acquisition best practices across a complex supply chain
• Experience in concurrent design and manufacturing as well as the associated risk management in a highly fluid environment

Export Control Regulations

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.

Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.

Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays