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Blue Origin · 2 days ago

Director of Manufacturing Engineering

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. The Manufacturing Engineering Director will lead and guide manufacturing engineers and planners, ensuring resources are effectively deployed and methods are improved to enhance quality and optimize processes. This role is crucial in driving the feedback loop between design, build, and test to accelerate manufacturing program development and production.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide technical and personal leadership to the management and engineering teams

Partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit, and grow the Manufacturing Engineering team

Collaborate with peer groups to identify, develop and improve manufacturing process

Manage, lead and status multiple projects concurrently

Ensure timely release of manufacturing work instructions and related technical processes in support of fabrication, assembly, test, integration, and refurbishment

Balance engineering and production priorities across various programs

Work closely with site leadership and program managers to meet design, build, and test targets

Ensure teams apply robust, consistent, and reliable engineering fundamentals and processes to ensure product integrity and process capability

Apply robust, consistent, and reliable engineering fundamentals to ensure product integrity and process capability

Work closely with direct reports to develop team goals and promote professional development

Ownership of department budgets, staffing levels and capital equipment needs

Participate in and/or lead causal analyses related to engine production and test

Collaborate proactively with the business unit in the early stages of product development to lead and support design for manufacturability (DFM) initiatives

Ensure safety remains a primary focus across all of the functional teams

Qualification

Manufacturing EngineeringProcess ImprovementProject ManagementTechnical LeadershipAerospace EngineeringProduct Lifecycle ManagementEngineering SoftwareTeam DevelopmentCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply) from an accredited university

15+ years of relevant engineering and manufacturing support experience

Experience leading manufacturing engineering teams in a research, development, and production environments

In-depth understanding of manufacturing engineering and test engineering principles

Previous experience and success in developing/starting new manufacturing processes

Strong personnel and project management skills

Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments

Understanding of product lifecycle management and associated gate reviews

Proficiency in business and engineering software (i.e. MSOffice, Windchill, PLM, etc)

Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization

Preferred

Master of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply) from an accredited university

Advanced experience with complex manufacturing hardware manufacturing (i.e. castings, forgings, additively manufactured components, welding, machining, cleaning, non-destructive testing methods, complex assembly and acceptance testing)

Previous engineering leadership in an aerospace environment with space hardware, aircraft or similar, mission critical high value components

Previous experience leading an engineering team during a facility activation or product line transition