This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security and human spaceflight.

As part of a team of diverse engineers, you will work at the intersection of program management, engineering, integrated supply chain 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. Assignments range from supporting engine subsystem integration activities to component development and testing coordination. In early project phases, you will define project scope and schedule to achieve overall program goals and component requirements. In later phases, you will coordinate internal and external stakeholders, manage changes, and resolve non-conformances in support of engine or subsystem builds, subsequent integration into test facilities and launch vehicles, and test activities.

In this role, you will work as part of the Engines Design Office to lead a passionate team of contributors and experts as a Project Engineer supporting the Combustion Devices IPT within the BE-4 Team. You will partner with Blue Engines design engineers in developing and manufacturing engine combustion device components while managing the successful execution of those devices in support of programmatic milestones. Other contributions include driving design, manufacturing, and test of combustion devices and assemblies as well as defining and refining best practices to increase the efficiency of our project execution and manufacturing approaches and processes. As the primary point of contact, you must enjoy solving communication and organizational problems, earning trust, and improving the overall performance of all teams involved. We are seeking a self-motivated and highly organized individual who can work with minimal direction and coordinate teams in the successful execution of engineering integration activities. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 15% of the time

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and/or maintain project plans to deliver combustion device hardware and sub-assemblies in support of development, qualification and flight hardware and test
• Coordinate configuration changes with upstream and downstream stakeholders
• Assess programmatic impact of configuration change requests
• Create and manage line of balance for hardware and key equipment to support upcoming builds and tests
• Partner with manufacturing engineering, contribute to development of detailed procedures and help establish a roadmap to rate production
• Respond to unexpected changes to ensure integration activities stay on schedule, on budget, and are completed with high-quality and documented build pedigree
• Coordinate with procurement, internal and external manufacturing to ensure that hardware priorities are well understood and are actively managed to support the need dates
• Identify schedule-critical hardware, equipment, people, and facilities; resolve constraints
• Develop recovery strategies when non-conformances or other escapes are identified
• Identify risks and develop mitigation plans
• Develop schedule and budget; manage and report progress
• Develop and report key project metrics
• Lead build pedigree reviews post builds, ensuring hardware matches design and configuration intent and all open work is properly identified

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree in Engineering
• 5 years of experience in Combustion Devices component fabrication, precision assembly, and /or testing using a variety of methods, techniques, and materials
• Working knowledge of configuration management principles and practices
• Possess high attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills
• Strong knack for troubleshooting and quick thinking to keep the project moving forward
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• 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:

• M.S. degree or higher in engineering
• Experience with Rocket Engine Combustion design, test, and manufacturing
• Demonstrated some technical understanding of rocket engines and test facilities
• Experience implementing, customizing, or improving configuration management systems in a development engineering environment
• Experience leading a small technical team
• Experience with P6 or other GANTT-style project management tools
• Experience in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)