Battery Engineering Technician

Blue Origin · Grandview, MO

Level: Engineer
Team: Manufacturing
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 3+ years
Industry: Aerospace & defense
Posted: Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Blue Origin (aerospace & defense) in Grandview, MO. As part of a hardworking team of technicians and engineers, you will assemble, repair, and evaluate battery packs for various spaceflight systems.

They ask for: 3+ years · degree required
Tools it names: CNC

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How this role compares

Against 27 other live manufacturing postings in Missouri.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)

Skills these teams ask for most

Lean 50%
✓ New product launch 43%
Root cause 39%
Tooling 39%
Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 32%
Six Sigma 29%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for CNC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 50 lbs

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Blue Origin
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2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: Blue Origin in Grandview

1 other open role at this site.

Engineer - Manufacturing II · Manufacturing

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Qualifications

✓Experience with using testing/trouble shooting tools such as a digital multi-meter, milli-ohm meter, insulation tester or Hi-Pot test equipment.
✓Experience with wire stripping, crimping, and splicing using both manual and automated processes.
✓Minimum High School Diploma or GED
✓Familiarity with fabricating, inspecting, and repairing battery packs.
✓At least 3 years’ experience in Battery or related fields.
✓Attention to detail and passion for space.
✓Familiarity with torquing procedures, sizing fasteners and harness assembly/disassembly.
✓Experience and capability to interface with software systems such as Microsoft Office Suite.
✓Experience working with high voltage electronics and the safety procedures inherent to high voltage work
✓Familiarity working with digital work order-based systems as well reading electrical drawings, wiring diagrams and dimensional layout drawings.
✓Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings, blueprints, and wiring schematics
✓Ability to install and operate instrumentation including strain gages, pressure transducers, load cells, thermocouples, RTDs, accelerometers, and analog circuitry
✓Able to lift 50 lbs.
✓Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
✓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.

Preferred Qualifications

✓5+ years’ experience in launch vehicle or battery system assembly, vehicle integration, testing and processing.
✓Associates Degree in Engineering.
✓Experience with all types of solder termination and splicing.
✓Experience with on-vehicle repairs and working with different levels of cleanliness (Gross, Visual or clean room).
✓Certification in and/or Knowledge of IPC standards for assembly and inspection.
✓IPC 620/620 Space Addendum certifications as well as IPC J-STD certifications (past or present)
✓Experience operating fabrication equipment such as bandsaws, CNC mills, table saws, etc.

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.

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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.

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role supports the development and operations of multiple programs across the company, reducing the cost of access to space.

As part of a hardworking team of technicians and engineers, you will assemble, repair, and evaluate battery packs for various spaceflight systems. Work in the battery development lab requires a high level of proficiency in the technical aspects of the work such as pack assembly, terminating a variety of electrical connections on mechanical assemblies, and performing various assembly soldering operations. Once complete you will perform different tests to stress and qualify new designs.

include but are not limited to

•Building a variety of different battery packs and electrical test set ups, often rapidly shift focus from project to project, requiring a flexible mentality.
•Often assisting with new designs; working directly with engineering to determine standard processes and to vet new designs for improvement opportunities prior to production.
•Provide feedback on new assemblies, identifying needed improvements to existing designs and improving or updating outdated designs.
•Serve internal and external customers, across multiple systems and multiple platforms. Each Technician is a valued part of the chain that supports safe, affordable, and regular human spaceflight.
•A focus on safety, collaboration and quality allows us to work together to determine the best path forward, balancing speed and safety to create high quality components that will propel future astronauts and payloads into space for the improvement of humanity.
•Execute on test procedures by following test plans.

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 Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/o