New Glenn Avionics Production Support Engineer II Verified today
You will provide critical engineering support to transition New Glenn avionics designs into rate production. This hands-on role focuses on resolving manufacturing challenges, improving build processes, and working directly with the production team to scale manufacturing of New Glenn's flight hardware.
New Glenn is a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for the production floor, addressing real-time questions and challenges related to avionics builds
- Facilitate the transition of development hardware into production, working closely with the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) organization
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and perform root cause analysis on production test failures, component issues, and assembly discrepancies
- Identify opportunities for design and process improvements to increase manufacturability (DFM), yield, and production rate
- Review and update work instructions, test procedures, and design documentation to reflect production realities and improvements
- Support supplier quality and component engineering teams in resolving issues with incoming material
- Help maintain hardware configuration and traceability through the production process to support quality audits
Qualifications
- Minimum B.S. in Electrical, Computer, or Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing, test, or design environment
- Direct, hands-on experience with fabrication, assembly, and test of complex electronic assemblies (PCBA/LRU)
- Familiarity with Class 2/3 PCB fabrication, assembly standards (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610), and DFX principles
- Passion for hands-on problem solving and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to read schematics and PCB layouts to aid in troubleshooting
Desired
- Experience in aerospace or other high-reliability production environment
- Experience with automated test equipment and developing test scripts (Python, LabVIEW, etc.)
- Experience working directly with suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution systems (MES)
Compensation
Base Pay Range for WA applicants: $107,136.00 - $149,990.40. Other site ranges may differ.
Employment Details
This is a fixed-term role. Applicants for employment at Blue Origin 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.
Blue's Standard Background Check is required for all positions.