Manufacturing Operations Platform Engineer II
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Huntsville, AL - USA
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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. Were 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.At Blue Origin We Envision Millions of People Living and Working in Space for the Benefit of Earth
Were working to develop safe and affordable access to space for the benefit of humankind. To achieve this vision Blue Origins Engines business unit is scaling production against a schedule that starts now not in a decade.
This role sits inside the group building the Manufacturing Operations Platform (MOP) the digital system that will run the factory floor across every site we operate. Work orders inventory maintenance quality workertime-keeping machine connectivity and the digital thread that ties them together. Our target is a factory that runs itself: managing its own exceptions dispatching its own work learning from every unit produced and telling anyone in the business exactly what is happening on the floor at any moment. AI-first. Industry 4.0/5.0. Built on modern tooling designed to scale from where we are today to where we will be in five years.
As a Manufacturing Operations Platform Engineer II You Will
Embed daily with the warehouse assembly and maintenance teams to understand how workactually getsdone where the friction lives where the manual workarounds have crept in and what the platform needs to do next.
Own features end-to-end. Talk to operators write the design build the implementation (using AI-assisted development in a modern codebase) test it locally ship it through peer review and iterate with real users after every release.
Drive the physical-to-digital connectivity of the factory alongside the automation team: integrate machines PLCs HMIs and process data into the platform and eventually have the platform integrate back to equipment.
Own the connective tissue between the shop floor and the rest of the digital architecture the software integrations that let Canopy talk to and be talked to by the platforms around it. That means integrating with our internal MES WMS worker registry quality maintenance cost attribution and scheduling surfaces on the inside and with adjacent systems (ERP MRP PLM Workday and machine-level PLCs and HMIs) on the outside.
Contribute to the design of the real-time factory model the digital twin and the analytics layer that turns floor data into decisions across a fleet of machines and eventually a fleet of factories.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in engineering manufacturing industrial technology or a related field or equivalent hands-on experience in a production manufacturing environment.
3 years of manufacturing operations experience covering the full lifecycle how a part moves from a released design through a work order across a shop floor through receiving and inventory to a finished product with hands-on exposure to the software systems that run each of those steps (any of: MES WMS ERP MRP PLM quality-management or maintenance-management systems).
Direct working experience with quality in practice first-article inspection in-process inspection non-conformances corrective action calibration.
Comfort using AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code GitHub Copilot Cursor or similar) to accelerate implementation.
Experience leading coordinating or supervising a team executing production work.
Strong written and verbal communication skills. This role sits between operators engineers and program leadership every day.
Direct experience integrating software systems in a manufacturing context e.g. integrating an MES to an ERP wiring a WMS to a shipping system feeding machine data into a historian or MES or building the API/data contract between two production systems. Comfortoperatingwith ambiguity and building outcomes from the ground up rather than executing against afully-definedspec.
Desired Qualifications
Prior manufacturing experience inan industrial-equipmentcapital-equipment sheet-metal welding fabrication or machining environment.
Deep working knowledge of one or more of MES WMS ERP MRP maintenance-management or quality systems as an implementer integrator or configuration lead
Exposure to PLCs HMIs OPC-UA MQTTMTConnect machine data acquisition or SCADA.
Prior work in a small team where you owned outcomes end-to-end rather than pieces of them.
Prior experience shipping software integrations end-to-end designing the interface writing the connector testing it against a real counterpart system and iterating on production feedback. Comfort with modern software development workflow (Git code review merge requests) is expected
Experience with continuous improvement lean manufacturing or Industry 4.0 initiatives.
Culture Statement
Dont 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 youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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 a refugee or granted asylum.
Background Check
- Required for all positions: Blues 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
- Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding) Road Test Hours of Service Drug and Alcohol Testing vehicle inspection requirements CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
- 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.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- 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 companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting retaining and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications performance and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust equality and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire promotion and other terms and conditions of employment regardless of their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin/ethnicity age physical or mental disability genetic factors military/veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by federal state and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal state and local laws including the Washington Fair Chance Act the California Fair Chance Act the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance and other applicable laws. For more information on Know Your Rights please see here.
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About Company
Blue Origin was founded by Jeff Bezos with the vision of enabling a future where millions of people are living and working in space for the benefit of Earth.
