(C Shift) Manufacturing Engineer II - Avionics/Harness Fabrication Verified today
Role Overview
Join Blue Origin Operations at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kent, WA as a Manufacturing Engineer II supporting complex reusable rocket systems. You will serve as a key technical interface between the production value stream and design engineering, ensuring smooth execution of hardware builds, rapid issue resolution, and continuous improvement across manufacturing processes.
Shift: Friday-Monday (4/10 schedule)
Key Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on support to a fast-paced production environment
- Lead troubleshooting and disposition of non-conforming avionics hardware, harnessing, software, firmware, and electrical systems through detailed work instructions
- Drive isolation, containment, and resolution of non-conforming parts and assemblies
- Lead root cause analysis and root cause corrective actions to prevent recurrence of manufacturing and hardware issues
- Support design and operational gated reviews by contributing to required technical artifacts and readiness assessments
- Collaborate with design engineering to implement Engineering Change Requests that improve manufacturability and reduce non-conformances
- Partner with design teams early in the development cycle to improve Design for Manufacture and Assembly prior to design release
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field
- 3 or more years of experience with complex electrical aerospace or space hardware
- Experience operating, diagnosing, and dispositioning non-conforming electrical hardware, harnesses, software, and/or firmware
- Strong understanding of electrical systems including high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits; battery-based power systems; embedded command and I/O systems; and RF communication systems and components
- Experience with circuit analysis and simulation (worst-case analysis, signal integrity, logic simulation)
- Understanding of grounding, PCB layout principles, and EMI/EMC tradeoffs
- Experience applying DFMA principles in design development
- Strong communication, organization, and project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Hands-on mindset with strong attention to detail and ownership of work
- Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment and adapt to new challenges
- 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 Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field
- 5 or more years of experience with aerospace or space electrical systems
- Experience troubleshooting high-reliability, safety-critical electronics
- Familiarity with industry standards such as IPC-A-600/610/620, J-STD-001, and DO-254
- Experience with launch vehicle hardware development, integration, and testing
- Experience developing embedded software or firmware for microcontrollers, DSPs, or FPGAs
- Proficiency in 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E preferred)
Compensation and Benefits
Base Pay Range (WA applicants): $91,852.00 - $128,592.45
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match up to 5%, Education Support Program, and stock options for all regular employees. Paid time off up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Additional Information
- Relocation provided
- Travel expected up to 5%
- Interviews will include a technical assessment