Quality Specialist III - Manufacturing

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.

In this role, you will establish, implement, maintain, and enforce quality system processes that support products in a production environment. As needed, measure, analyze, and improve quality system performance consistent with organization quality goals, integrate quality system applications between engineering, manufacturing, and operations to ensure the consistent and ongoing use of quality best practices and communication of quality issues, and facilitate troubleshooting of quality issues with various teams, lead causal analysis activities to drive to root cause and corrective action.

In addition, you will perform reviews and approve manufacturing build documents including work orders and nonconformance records. You will perform periodic audits of the application of our quality system in accordance with AS9100, recommend initiatives and/or changes that will improve product and system quality, and provide quality assurance subject matter expertise to inspection, manufacturing and test. Periodically, you will interface with internal and external customers on quality related concerns and develop training materials to build quality awareness.

You will report directly to the Quality Engineering Manager. As part of a hardworking team of Quality Specialist, you will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of developing, testing and launching Space systems to support Blue Origin’s Vision.

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

• Relocation provided
• Shifts available:
  Monday-Thursday 6:00AM-4:30PM
• Interviews will include a technical assessment
• This position will require shift flexibility to align with changes in business need.

• 5+ years of quality experience in a manufacturing and/or integration environment
• Familiarity with precision measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, pin gauges)
• Ability to conduct in‑process and closeout inspections per engineering drawing requirements and work instructions criteria
• Ability to document inspection reports and audit manufacturing build records
• Familiarity conducting Process surveillance audits and reporting
• Experience with quality tools such as Lean principles, Six Sigma, root cause analysis and corrective action
• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO
  9001 Quality Management System and/or related quality systems and programs
• Ability to support manufacturing schedules and overtime on as needed basis

• Aerospace, space launch, military, automotive or commercial aviation experience
• Related experience within a start‑up environment, transitioning a product from development, through production to operations
• Experience with advanced product quality planning (APQP), process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem‑solving approaches
• Quality performance measurement analysis capabilities (SPC)
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification
• Basic knowledge and familiarity on Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

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…