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!  

We are a diverse 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 space flight. 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 a Specialist in Program Planning and Controls and a part of the MK1 Program Operations team, you will help enable Blue Origin’s first landing on the moon. You will be partnered with one or more of our Integrated Product Teams in the cost and schedule management of their scope, integrating their cost and schedule plans into the larger program management effort, and will be empowered to ensure your teams’ are managing to cost and schedule success. A love for well-organized work, an affinity for detailed and diligent management, and an enjoyment of working with great people to quickly accomplish historic goals will be essential.

Establishing this cost and schedule management will involve soliciting inputs on requirements and dependencies supporting the development of Work Breakdown Structures, Integrated Master Schedules, and the formation of detailed IPT-level schedules. This position will drive execution to these plans by coordinating status updates, collecting and inputting schedule performance, performing regular schedule forecast updates, and providing actionable schedule reporting. You will use schedule performance data to generate actionable metrics, key performance indicators, and schedule reporting artifacts to inform IPT leaders and influence future schedule updates. A strong attention to detail and proactive analysis of schedule status and variances is needed to help advise future performance on our projects. This position will also require you to manage updates that support program Estimate to Completes (ETC) and Estimate at Complete (EACs) exercises. As part of the PP&C functional team, you will also support (or lead!) company-level initiatives aimed at driving consistency in schedule and cost processes, tools, and reporting across business units to drive operational maturity. Reporting to MK1’s Director of Program Operations and utilizing your experience in analysis, exemplary communication, and high attention to detail and accuracy, you will work to increase the speed and efficiency of our programs by supporting the timely delivery, quality, and transparency of schedule data to support program stakeholders including IPT leaders and Program Managers.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, engineering, project management or other highly analytical field

• 5+ years of experience in program scheduling in aerospace industry or R&D programs

• Broad/deep scheduling and planning skillset - proficiency with resource-loaded schedules using Primavera (P6), Open Plan, MS Project, or other software

• Control account management including schedule baselining, reforecasting, variance analysis, and schedule-change management

• Proven ability to build, develop, and maintain a fully networked and resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule from scratch

• Skilled in developing and using cost and schedule reports

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

• Experience and comfort with working in ambiguous environments and situations

• P6, Deltek, COBRA, Empower, or similar cost/schedule integration and analysis tool experience

• 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.  

Desired:

• Experience in project analysis and/or project management

• Experience establishing new research and development programs

• Proven record of hands-on development and implementation of company-wide process improvements

• IPMR customer deliverables on EVM-required contracts

• Experience in budgeting, cost analysis, and financial program reporting

• Successful support of programs through DCMA/DCAA, joint site surveillance, or other government audits

• Proposal support including pricing for bids requiring certified pricing

• MBA, or Project Management certification (PMP/Certified Project Manager), or related master's degree

 

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $108,360.00-$151,704.00;CO applicants is $99,330.00-$139,062.00;WA applicants is $108,360.00-$151,704.00

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

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.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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, diverse, 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, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. 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, gender, 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 “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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