Jobs at Blue Origin

Leads aerospace tooling projects from design through fabrication, assembly, inspection, repair, and final completion. Reviews CAD models and blueprints, interprets GD&T, approves manufacturability, coordinates build schedules, defines inspection plans, supports welding and material-selection processes, and develops tooling assembly standards. The role also drives safety, efficiency, rework, and corrective improvements while collaborating with designers, engineers, planners, and leadership.

Owns supply chain performance for Lunar tanks, developing strategies and material plans to meet budget, schedule, quality, and delivery objectives. Manages risks, metrics, procurement, planning, BOMs, material requirements, supplier strategies, and compliance. Coordinates cross-functional teams, supports financial and program management, analyzes deviations, develops mitigations, and reports progress to senior leadership. The role also drives process standardization, requirements management, and continual improvement across supply chain functions.

Manage subcontract and procurement activities from requisition through invoice payment, including RFP/RFQ issuance, cost analysis, negotiation, contract structuring, strategic agreements, supplier compliance, and delivery performance. Maintain accurate records, develop scalable processes, track metrics, resolve procurement issues, and support on-time, cost-effective delivery of production materials while applying aerospace standards and U.S. government regulations.

Leads a team of fluids analysts supporting lunar lander design, propulsion, operations, and vehicle analysis. Oversees hiring, performance management, mentoring, technical process improvement, and analysis tool development. Provides technical guidance on fluids, thermal systems, propulsion, cryogenic systems, uncertainty validation, fluid network modeling, CFD, and engineering calculations across pre-launch, in-space, and landing phases.

Leads the full Agile software development lifecycle for data-driven software products supporting lunar systems engineering. Designs scalable architectures, implements and tests web-based services, manages deployment and monitoring, documents technical solutions, collaborates with stakeholders, and mentors engineers. The role develops tools for storing, analyzing, and automating aerospace engineering data while supporting safe human spaceflight.

Own the architecture, design, qualification, and deployment of GPU-based compute payloads for Blue Origin’s orbital data center constellation. Responsibilities include GPU and component selection, compute module board and mechanical design, high-speed interconnect and fabric architecture, thermal integration, radiation and environmental qualification, EMI/EMC compliance, and collaboration with software and systems teams for AI/HPC workloads.

Leads end-to-end design, development, manufacturing, testing, launch, and flight operations for the Sunrise spacecraft. Owns major subsystems including propulsion, power, thermal management, communications, GNC, and flight software. Directly manages engineering staff, oversees verification campaigns, resolves technical and manufacturing challenges, manages make-or-buy decisions, coordinates compute integration, and owns the roadmap for successive spacecraft.

Develop and maintain backend and frontend software for Blue Origin’s Lunar Apps team. Build features using Java, JavaScript, React, and AWS services; integrate data systems; participate in code reviews; communicate technical designs; and diagnose production issues. The role requires collaboration across complex aerospace systems and a focus on reliable tools for storing, analyzing, and automating engineering data in support of safe human spaceflight.

Leads a multidisciplinary fluids design engineering team supporting Blue Origin’s MK1 Lunar Lander. Responsibilities include hiring, coaching, performance management, technical direction, component design, manufacturing and test support, supplier coordination, design reviews, anomaly investigations, corrective actions, process improvement, and lifecycle development of fluids and propulsion hardware.

Own and evolve infrastructure supporting rocket-engine avionics software development. Design GitLab CI/CD pipelines, manage GitLab Runners, Docker images, registries, artifact repositories, developer environments, virtual machines, and infrastructure as code. Develop Python and Shell automation, troubleshoot CI and container issues, support static-analysis tooling, and improve infrastructure reliability, reproducibility, and throughput. Collaborate with IT, SRE, and infrastructure teams while maintaining tooling for safety-critical software development.

Plan and execute fluids, thermal, mechanical, and electromechanical component and subsystem testing for lunar lander hardware. Develop test plans, procedures, instrumentation, fixtures, and support equipment; coordinate crews, vendors, and vehicle configurations; troubleshoot test issues; analyze data; manage risks and documentation; and enforce safety requirements during critical test operations.

Designs, analyzes, documents, integrates, and tests electromechanical systems for space resource applications in thermal and pressure environments. Responsibilities include mechanical design using advanced materials, thermal and structural analysis, tolerance analysis, design reviews, hardware testing, technical documentation, and cross-functional collaboration. The role is fully on-site in Los Angeles.

Design and analyze high-pressure gas and cryogenic fluid systems for rocket engine and spacecraft test facilities. Lead system architecture, transient modeling, hazard analyses, component selection, supplier coordination, and technical reviews. Support project planning, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and facility operations, including occasional travel. Mentor engineers and provide technical direction while ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives are met.

Designs and integrates ground support equipment, tooling, fixtures, structures, and test assemblies for spacecraft systems. Performs mechanical and electrical integration, vacuum and thermal system operations, high-voltage work, instrumentation installation, test setup and teardown, and prototype hardware rework. Creates and manages CAD assemblies and engineering drawings, applies GD&T and tolerance analysis, resolves documentation discrepancies, supports manufacturability, maintains safety and quality records, and mentors junior technicians.

Lead Business Operations for New Glenn Manufacturing by managing capacity planning, space utilization, enterprise programs, operational metrics, budgets, risks, dependencies, and continuous improvement initiatives. Partner with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to scale manufacturing, improve processes, optimize resources, and align execution with strategic objectives. Establish business review rhythms, develop contingency plans, communicate program progress, and represent New Glenn Operations in large-scale enterprise programs.

Lead the specification, integration, commissioning, and qualification of autonomous manufacturing stations, robotic work cells, automated tooling, PLC-controlled equipment, and material-handling systems. Define requirements, select and evaluate vendors, develop layouts and interfaces, troubleshoot mechanical/electrical/controls issues, support DFM/DFA, and document station configurations and acceptance criteria.

Build and maintain foundational supply chain data models in Databricks, ingest upstream ERP and transactional data, apply business logic and quality rules, and enable self-service analytics. Support AWS-hosted applications, semantic layers, dashboards, and operational tools. Collaborate with platform teams and stakeholders on data contracts, governance, standards, CI/CD, monitoring, and pipeline observability.

Develop and evaluate system safety, reliability, and risk processes for Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital launch vehicle and facilities. Perform reliability modeling, safety analyses, hazard assessments, fault-tree and FMECA reviews, requirements traceability, and risk mitigation. Assess compliance with aerospace and safety standards, analyze flight data, report program metrics, maintain processes, and mentor engineers while integrating solutions across multidisciplinary systems engineering teams.

Own the architecture and strategy for Blue Origin’s core supply chain data models in Databricks and the self-service analytics platform built on them. Lead data modeling standards, governance, quality, enterprise data platform partnerships, AWS-hosted applications, CI/CD practices, and AI-enabled analytics initiatives. Mentor data engineers and serve as the technical liaison between supply chain leadership and engineering teams across procurement, inventory, logistics, supplier performance, and manufacturing supply.

Develop AI-native aerospace design, build, and testing systems using AWS, Java, React, Python, TypeScript, and Generative AI. Responsibilities include delivering production software, building REST or GraphQL APIs, implementing automated testing, managing Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines, working with modern databases, and applying software engineering expertise to aerospace systems. The role requires collaboration, technical leadership, continuous improvement, and commitment to safe human spaceflight.