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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!

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 passionate and accomplished team, you will be working at the intersection of program management, engineering, integrated supply chain, finance and quality organizations, improving team effectiveness and coordination, and ensuring that the right people are working together to solve problems and deliver results on time.

You will report directly to the Sr Manager of Ullage Systems for the 4E upper stage of New Glenn, and directly support all aspects of project management to include cost, schedule, technical design, risk & opportunity, change management, and cross‑functional coordination.

You will use your project management and engineering skills to organize schedules and program plans to ensure development, qualification, and production hardware is delivered and support the New Glenn build flow. You will use your technical background to understand and effectively communicate with Blue Origin engineering and production internal organizations. You will be accountable as a TPM for planning, executing, and monitoring projects according to strict deadlines as well as integrating with the overall vehicle programs. You will present status, risks & opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management, as well as interfacing with various stakeholders within Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and other organizations. You will manage the coordination of demand, prioritization, and timely execution of the Fluid Systems hardware builds in concert with multifunctional teams across the country. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Bias for action and passion for our mission and vision are required! This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

This assignment requires attention to detail, highly developed communication skills, execution with urgency, and the ability to work under minimal direction.

• Define program operations and engineering strategies to meet program performance and production objectives
• Drive program strategies through implementation through assignment of projects and tasks, funding and budget tracking, and integration with key stakeholders
• Act as the functional lead in all aspects of strategic technical projects and tasks
• Effectively collaborate with the supporting functions to maintain project schedules
• Perform and lead others in the execution and facilitation of specific project plans, managing risks, tracking, reporting on status, and resolving blocking issues
• Work independently towardlong-range objectives without appreciable direction and determine the technical objectives of assignments to develop approaches to solutions
• Apply program management principles in the development of executable plans andimplementation of creative solutions to complex problem
• Develop data-driven insights grounded in KPIs for effective Senior Leadership decision-making
• Generate reporting and presentations for Senior Leadership level

• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• B.S./B.A. degree in engineering or a similar technical field
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience, preferably with aerospace hardware or complex technical systems.
• Possess high attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills
• Strong knack for troubleshooting and quick thinking to keep the project moving forward
• Proficiency in MS Project
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results
• Working knowledge of configuration management principles and practices
• Working familiarity with data analytics and KPI generation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• 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

• Experience with launch vehicle development, production, and operations
• Experience with leveraging AI in your work scope
• Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill
• Working familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Tableau
• Experience across multiple portions of the product life cycle
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
• Strong business management acumen and experience interfacing with large, geographically dispersed programs
• Corporate finance experience
• SQL or other coding ability

CO applicants is $90,934.00 - $127,307.25 WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $138,880.35

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.

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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• 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.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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