Blue Origin

Engineering Operations Lead - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin$121K — $169K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of project management experience specific to software development.
  • Familiar with project management software such as MS Project or P6 Primavera.
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
  • U.S. citizenship or immigration status that permits work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive product delivery plans and monitor key operating metrics.
  • Define problem statements and manage project scheduling and budgeting.
  • Collaborate with technical leads to establish program scope and plans.
  • Work towards long-range objectives with minimal direction while addressing technical issues.
  • Provide consistent project status updates and resolve discrepancies in schedule and budget.
  • Engage with development teams on critical project matters for senior leadership reporting.
  • Own the technical success of product development alongside Responsible Engineers.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance options.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability benefits.
  • 401(k) with a company match up to 5%.
  • Education Support Program funding for continuous learning.
  • Stock options available for all regular employees working over 20 hours per week.
  • Generous paid time off including up to four weeks and up to 14 paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers and program managers, you will ensure that Flight Software products get delivered on time to meet our commitments within the Lunar Permanence organization. With your help we will quantitatively manage our scope by presenting status, risks & opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management. You will be hands on with the team leading the execution of an agile process for week-to-week planning and tracking. You will serve in a scrum master role bringing agile development methods to drive efficiency in the team's execution. You will be responsible for the programmatic key performance metrics (cost, schedule, risk) and maintaining alignment between the program level plan and our team's day to day execution.

You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Permanence system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of 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!

Responsibilities:
  • Develop robust plans of product deliveries and lead tracking of key operating metrics - including technical, cost, schedule, and risk.
  • Identify and define problem statements and have enough experience to build a realistic project schedule. May have a budget assigned and has authority to purchase based on an approved budget.
  • Work with technical leads to define program scope to create program plans.
  • Work with program management toward long-range objectives without appreciable direction and resolve technical objectives of assignments to develop approaches to solutions.
  • Provides regular status updates and works to resolve project discrepancies (schedule, budget, resources, etc.).
  • Engage with developers on significant issues sufficiently to be able to report to senior leadership.
  • In partnership with Responsible Engineers (RE) and Team Leads own the technical success of product development.
  • Help run contracts and produce statements of work.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of project management experience related to software development.
  • Experience with Project Management Tools such as MS Project, P6 Primavera or similar.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field.
  • 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:
  • Experience with NPR 7150.2D and safety critical applications.
  • Software development experience
  • Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.
  • Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
  • Familiar with agile project management.
  • Experience with Jira.
  • Experience automating schedule health evaluations and continuously improving schedules.
  • Experience with verification, integration, and test, of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.


Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20

Other site ranges may differ

Culture 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 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.

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.
  • 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.


About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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