Production Quality Specialist
Blue Origin · Huntsville, AL
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist quality role at Blue Origin (aerospace & defense) in Huntsville, AL. Maintain and continuously improve the AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management System.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience) · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Root cause, CAPA, ISO 9001
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $96k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 505 live postings that list pay, out of 1240 quality engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 17 other live quality postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 6+)
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 67%
- ✓ Six Sigma 39%
- Supplier quality 33%
- ✓ Lean 33%
- ✓ AS9100 33%
- New product launch 33%
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Stands out: this posting asks for Power BI / Tableau, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Blue Origin in Huntsville
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Full description from Blue OriginAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Maintain and continuously improve the AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management System
- ◆Administer the document control system, including procedures, work instructions, forms, revision control, and removal of obsolete documents
- ◆Manage quality records and retention, so that inspection, test, traceability, and nonconformance records are complete, accurate, and retrievable
- ◆Administer the electronic Quality Management System (eQMS), including workflows, user access, and system configuration
- ◆Maintain training matrices and qualification records; make sure employees are trained on current document revisions for their roles
- ◆Plan, schedule, and perform internal audits to AS9100/ISO9001; report findings and track corrective actions to closure
- ◆Administer the CAPA process, including intake, assignment, aging tracking, effectiveness verification, and closure
- ◆Maintain nonconformance and inspection records; support Quality Engineering with data for root cause investigations
- ◆Develop and publish quality metrics, scorecards, and dashboards for Operations and leadership
- ◆Prepare management review inputs and track management review actions to completion
- ◆Coordinate and host registrar and customer audits, including evidence preparation and finding response
- ◆Develop and deliver quality awareness training to strengthen a prevention-first quality culture
Required
- ✓Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field, or equivalent experience
- ✓8+ years of experience in quality systems within an AS9100/ISO9001 manufacturing environment
- ✓Hands-on experience with document control, records management, and training records
- ✓Experience performing internal audits to AS9100/ISO9001
- ✓Working knowledge of CAPA and nonconformance processes
- ✓Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage many priorities in a fast-paced environment
- ✓Clear written and verbal communication skills; able to work with people at all levels of the organization
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
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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.
Production Quality Specialist
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 role supports the development and qualification of manufacturing processes for a new advanced hardware program at Blue Origin. This is a greenfield environment with opportunity to help stand up the entire operation from equipment selection through process qualification and rate production readiness.
Preferred
- +AS9100/ISO9001 Lead Auditor certification
- +ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA), or Certified Quality Technician (CQT)
- +Lean Six Sigma Green, Black Belt, or comparable certification
- +Experience improving or streamlining QMS processes
- +Experience applying AI and automation to quality systems, such as document review, CAPA trend analysis, and metrics reporting
- +Experience in manufacturing processes such as Welding, Machining, and Assembly/Integration
- +Experience hosting registrar or customer audits
- +Experience building dashboards and metrics (Power BI, Tableau, or similar)
- +Working knowledge of basic quality tools (Pareto analysis, 5-Why, fishbone)
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
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 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/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
Benefits
- •Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life in