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. 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.  

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!

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 a senior manager of the New Glenn Enlarged Payload Fairing, you will report to the Director of New Glenn Stage 2 Payload Accommodations (GS2PA) and directly support program execution. This is the largest and most capable upper stage ever developed and the largest commercial fairing available.  Coupled with the reusable first stage, this provides New Glenn customers with unprecedented payload launch capabilities. This position will support all aspects of program management to include cost, schedule, technical design, and risk management as well as working with Blue Origin internal organizations and suppliers to deliver a qualified system. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and attention towards safe and reliable spaceflight.

Responsibilities:

• Program Management – Plan and coordinate the resources necessary to successfully design, analyze, build, test, and qualify the second stage’s enlarged payload fairing. 
• Review and approve new design concepts, drawings, analysis, test plans, qualification plans, manufacturing and build plans, processes and procedures in support of developing flight ready hardware.
• Technically advise and lead the team through formal reviews (PDR, CDR, PRR, etc), screening tests, and qualification test programs.
• Report progress updates, details on monthly cost and schedule variances, and corrective actions for program and company level reviews.
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership by supporting staffing plans, hiring, and training plans.
• Offer daily support, guidance, and management of the enlarged payload fairing team.
• Work with design and manufacturing teams to identify and resolve nonconformances or other technical issues throughout the product lifecycle. 
• Drive the execution of complex development programs while maintaining budget and schedule, and supporting hardware fabrication.
• Bridge communication and work with all stakeholders to fully define requirements, or resolve unknowns, so that designs can be matured.
• Support manufacturing and production planning for future facility footprints and rate studies. 
• Establish and maintain regular business rhythm, consistent products, action tracking, and consolidate information for effective decision making. 
• Act as a liaison between various internal/external businesses partners and process owners.
• Collaborate with other Blue Origin business units for requirements and interface management, programmatic collaboration, and qualification approval.   

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience managing a highly dynamic and diverse development program with an approximate budget of $10M to $30M.
• Extensive engineering experience with detail design, analysis, build, test, and qualification of space flight hardware.
• Experience with hiring, training, allocating resources, problem resolution, and managing a multi-site team.
• B.S. in an aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering-related field, with 5+ years of complex product development experience. 
• Program and technical leadership experience in an aerospace development environment with experience in full lifecycle development of aerospace systems, designing, deploying, and supporting one or more flight systems.
• Highly organized leader with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated track record of resourcefulness, strong business and technical judgement, and a bias for action from their previous assignments.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly dynamic work environment.
• Collaborative, constructive, and concise communicator.
• Ability to travel in support of the program, customer, and supplier activities.

• 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:

• Strong business management acumen and experience managing large, geographically dispersed programs with multiple subcontractors.
• Successful experience in hiring and developing great people with diverse skill sets, a demonstrated ability to motivate and organize effective teams, and experience resolving conflicts.
• Experience with verification, integration, and test, of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.
• MBA, Program Management Professional (PMP) certification and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.  Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
• M.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or systems engineering and experience with launch vehicle development, production, and operations.

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $167,088.00-$233,923.20

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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