Manufacturing Coordinator

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.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will author detailed work instructions in support of factory operations and contributing to hands on assistance at the shop floor utilizing schedules, parts, tools, engineering designs and processes to ensure a robust, reproducible and repeatable build plan that provides configuration control to the product. Ensures that engineering requirements are incorporated into the build from a hands-on technical perspective, ensures production data can be properly recorded, and non-conformance dispositions are released and can be worked. Provides manufacturing shop assistance, ship side support and build plan support. Supports the development of build plans at the cell and factory level.

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Shifts available:
  • M-F 0700-1530
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Evaluate the feasibility of requests for machined parts based on part complexity, material type, tolerances, and shop capacity and capabilities
• Read, interpret, and identify challenging machined features and tolerances on engineering drawings and models
• Provide customers with feedback and support in Design for Manufacturability (DfM)
• Negotiate with customers to establish reasonable delivery expectations
• Work with machinists to determine appropriate manufacturing processes and raw materials
• Provide machinists with thoroughly vetted and error-free work request packages
• Order and track materials and tools and stage them at the appropriate work station
• Develop relationships with alternative internal and external resources and coordinate manufacturing with them where capacity or capabilities are not available locally
• Manage the scheduling and prioritization of work
• Purchase raw materials that meet engineering and manufacturing requirements
• Create and maintain an inventory of standard, commonly used materials
• Operate basic machinery such as saws and grinders and utilize basic hand tools as needed
• Create work order instructions for both machine shop operations and external operations such as NDT, dimensional inspection, precision cleaning, etc.
• Provide excellent customer service to all current and potential customers within Blue Origin

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• 5+ years in a machine shop environment
• Extremely customer focused with strong verbal and written communication skills
• A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teams of different skills across large geographic distances.
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc).
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Background in scheduling and planning in a manufacturing setting
• A customer-centric approach to actively facilitate functional solutions with minimal direction
• Willingness to push back on unreasonable design elements or schedule demands
• Able to work as a part of team in a fast-paced, constantly evolving and dynamic environment
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive professional relationships. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years as a machinist, programmer, or operator
• Background in owning machined part processing from programming, set up, machining, troubleshooting, and inspection
• Familiar with scheduling and time/cost-estimation for machined parts
• Understanding of the challenges associated with machining a wide variety of hard and soft materials including Inconel, ceramics, stainless steel, aluminum, and plastics
• Experience in fast-paced environments
• Excellent understanding of engineering drawings and GD&T per ASME Y14.5-2009
• Familiar with Design for Manufacturing (DfM) and providing DfM feedback to engineers
• Exposure to multi-axis lathes, mills, and EDMs
• Additional machining and fabrication experience including welding, grinding, honing, waterjet, sheet metal forming and processing, etc.
• Tooling and fixture design
• Experience operating heavy lifting equipment such as cranes and forklifts

Must be physically able to:

• Climb stairs and work in small areas
• Support production floor activities
• Lift and carry 40 lbs

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $104,027.00 - $145,637.10

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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 to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

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• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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