Corrective & Preventive Action Engineer

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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! 

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, and collaboration.. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a hardworking team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety, this position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention toward safe and repeatable spaceflight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance (SQMA) team, you will support safety and mission success. In this role, you will ensure that when problems are identified — whether through non-conformances, mishap investigations, or root cause analyses — the solutions implemented are rigorous, lasting, and traceable. You will drive resolution across multi-discipline teams, driving accountability to close corrective actions and ensuring that corrective actions translate into durable, systemic improvements. You must have a passion for continuous improvement, a commitment to rigorous follow-through, and the ability to work collaboratively across multi-discipline teams to drive sustainable solutions.

• Manage corrective actions in assigned area, ensuring all actions are accurately logged, assigned, actioned, closed, and verified for effectiveness.
• Drive accountability by actively managing open corrective action status, escalating risks proactively, and ensuring action owners have what they need to execute
• Verify the implementation of corrective actions to confirm that completed actions have been executed as intended and meet defined acceptance criteria
• Assess the effectiveness of closed corrective actions to ensure that implemented solutions have eliminated or adequately mitigated the root cause of identified issues
• Coordinate with root cause analysis teams, Corrective Action Boards, material review boards, and mishap investigation teams to ensure corrective actions are well-defined, actionable, and traceable to identified causal factors
• Facilitate corrective action review meetings and working groups, ensuring timely escalation of at-risk or overdue actions
• Partner with Business Intelligence team to drive corrective action metrics and dashboards to provide program leadership with clear insight into corrective action health and trend data
• Identify systemic trends across corrective action data to support proactive risk reduction and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of corrective action program processes and procedures in alignment with internal standards and external regulatory requirements including NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, and relevant industry standards
• Collaborate across the enterprise to ensure corrective action requirements are understood and consistently applied across Blue, as appropriate.

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, systems engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of engineering or quality/mission assurance experience in the aerospace industry, with at least 2 years in a corrective action or problem resolution role
• Working knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, or equivalent quality management systems as applied in an aerospace or defense context
• Demonstrated experience managing corrective action programs, including tracking, verification, closure, and effectiveness evaluation
• Experience supporting or leading root cause analyses, non-conformance investigations, or mishap investigations
• Strong understanding of root cause & corrective action and continuous improvement methodologies
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to present status and findings clearly to technical and leadership audiences
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team on rapid development programs
• Experience presenting to program leadership, review boards, or external customers/regulators
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent corrective actions and competing priorities

• Experience with corrective action tracking tools and databases (e.g., JIRA, Windchill, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with system safety analysis methods including FMECAs, FTAs, and HAZOPs and their role in generating corrective actions
• Experience with NASA, FAA, or Department of Defense corrective action and mishap reporting requirements
• Process ownership and procedure development experience
• Familiarity with launch vehicle development programs and associated mission assurance requirements
• Certification or formal training in root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., RCCA, Apollo, or equivalent)

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.