Manufacturing Engineer - SWORD
Blue Origin · Space Coast, FL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Blue Origin (aerospace & defense) in Space Coast, FL. Hands-on experience with machining (and/or CNC programming familiarity), welding, additive manufacturing.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- GD&T, CNC, Machining, Welding, Painting / coating, Tooling
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $78k–$126k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 60 manufacturing engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 59 other live manufacturing postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $78k–$126k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 47%
- New product launch 45%
- Root cause 43%
- ✓ Tooling 42%
- ✓ Welding 38%
- ✓ Machining 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Painting / coating, MES, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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This plant: Blue Origin in Space Coast
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Full description from Blue OriginAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
and managing manufacturing plans for development hardware and tooling.
- ✓Provide guidance on design for manufacturing, build requirements, manufacturing process sequencing, interpretation of engineering
requirements
related to industry standards, GD&T, materials, and inspection.
- ✓Perform engineering drawing review and provide final approval for manufacturing of complex parts and assemblies.
- ✓Author work order instructions, including identification of key processes and concise outline of manufacturing order-of-operations.
- ✓Balance contribution of technical details (where beneficial) with simplification of process and instructions (streamline downstream manufacturing requirements) – it is expected this role will make rigorous use of both such strategies.
- ✓Identify key manufacturing processes and capabilities to support critical schedules.
- ✓Define and support repair and rework activities.
- ✓Design tooling and fixturing for ease of manufacturing.
- ✓Engineer solutions, including taking ownership of flowing mid-build requirement updates to the team, as required.
- ✓Hands-on contribution to manufacturing and development efforts, as required.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering.
- ✓8+ years in manufacturing environment for complex products, such as: aerostructure, space systems, aerospace, avionics subsystems, aircraft assemblies, medical device, semiconductor equipment.
- ✓Experience with PLM and MES enterprise products.
- ✓Experience authoring work order instruction, SOPs, process flow maps, or similar.
- ✓Working knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes (machining, welding, waterjets, coatings, additive manufacturing, precision clean, assembly, inspection, metrology, etc.), including how to evaluate relative applicability for a given scenario.
- ✓Experience planning the sequencing of various manufacturing process(es) to produce feature-rich detail parts and/or complex subassemblies.
- ✓Demonstrated success in constantly evolving environment.
- ✓Able to take on challenges with incomplete information and pivot to drive progress.
- ✓Work well in a collaborative team environment.
- ✓Eager to jump in and manufacture as the need arises.
- ✓Consistent track record of manufacturing experience directly related to part machining.
- ✓Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing including working knowledge of GD&T.
- ✓Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
- ✓Highly customer focused with strong verbal and written communication skills.
- ✓A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teams of skills across large geographic distances.
- ✓Proficient in CAD
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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.
This is a hands-on role which requires strong communication, engineering fundamentals, and the ability to make products. Members on this team are expected to operate with a rapid iterative development mindset.
may include
- •Collaborate with engineering teams during design, development, and delivery of hardware.
- •Collaborate and work cross-functionally alongside planner/scheduler team members to drive accurate, on-time delivery of complex engineered products and tools to internal customers.
- •Champion the build process with internal customers, including challenging
Must be physically able to
- •Support manufacturing and fabrication floor activities.
- •Climb stairs and work in small areas.
- •Lift and carry 40 lbs.
Desired
- +Experience in rapid development environment.
- +Experience in an aerospace manufacturing facility preferred.
- +Experience with Siemens NX (Designcenter)
- +Experience with Siemens Teamcenter and Opcenter
- +Experience with MOM enterprise products (Siemens Opcenter APS preferred) for scheduling of critical-timeline manufacturing operations.
- +Broad experience with multiple manufacturing processes: welding, assembly, integration, instrumentation, cleaning, non-destructive testing, leak testing, fabrication, machining, etc.
- +Tooling and fixture design experience.
- +Hands-on experience with machining (and/or CNC programming familiarity), welding, additive manufacturing.
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
- •Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Moto