Sr. Technical Project Manager

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 towards 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 project manager, you will support program execution for the development and production of New Glenn's second stage. You will collaborate closely with weld engineers, materials and process engineers, and manufacturing engineers to define material requirements and successfully implement production solutions. This is a high visibility team that must communicate effectively with many levels of the organization and with both technical and non-technical audiences.

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!

Responsibilities:

• Organize schedules, process plans and specifications to ensure development, qualification and production hardware is delivered and support the various campaigns.
• Support subsystem business rhythms and develop/communicate key program metrics with visibility in both Florida and Washington.
• Manage project schedules, WBS, and cost, as well coordinate schedules to integrate the subsystem development.
• Report status, risks & opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management.
• Collaborate closely with internal customers such as Material & Process engineers, weld engineers, manufacturing, tooling engineers, production control and management.
• Occasional travel to Kent, WA required.

Qualifications:

• Passion for Blue Origin's mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• B.S. Business, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Management, or similar
• Demonstrated ability building trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results
• Basic knowledge of material testing
• Basic knowledge of friction stir welding processes
• Familiar with applicable industry standards
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Strong computer skills (MS Excel, MS Project)
• 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.

Desired:

• Knowledge of Friction Stir Welding of aluminum alloys
• Experience with program management and business management in a development environment
• Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, Confluence/Wiki, Jira
• Experience with configuration management, requirements management processes, requirements change processes, risk management processes
• Experience across multiple portions of the product life cycle
• Experience with human spaceflight or high-performance aircraft systems
• Experience in development of launch vehicles
• Experience in technical procedure development and execution for complex aerospace systems

Don't meet every single requirement? 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 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.

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. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

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Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.

Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays

Discretionary bonus programs