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This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of technicians and engineers, you will help keep a rocket engine test stand well maintained. This role specializes in the maintenance that takes place on the test stand with as minimal disruption as possible to the actual test operation. In this role you will be responsible for leading a team of technicians as well as test engineers to perform system maintenance. Our team will ensure we have a robust Preventative Maintenance (PM) program that supports the health of the test stand, as well as flexibility to rapidly drive root cause focused solutions with emergent repairs.

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 10% of the time
• This role is 1st shift, with occasional off-hour support duties

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!

Van Horn Specific information

Being at the heart of Blue Origin operations, the West Texas Site in Van Horn, TX offers eligible employee's additional attractive financial incentives to supplement their competitive base earnings, including a living allowance and relocation assistance. Eligibility for these additional benefits is based on the employee's ability to permanently relocate to Van Horn, TX, or travel to Van Horn from another Blue location a minimum of 50% of the time.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the team in the safe execution of cryogenic and high pressure gas system maintenance, electrical and data system maintenance, as well as structural maintenance.
• Be the focal to drive a strong data driven, and planned preventive maintenance program.
• Perform root cause analysis and/or improvement projects to implement corrective actions or efficiency gains to address technical and safety related issues.
• Develop repair schedules and deliver on test asset recovery efforts due to unplanned downtime.
• Advocate for appropriate and effective downtime to ensure high reliability of the test stand.
• Organize resources both internal and external to your direct team to deliver on cost, quality, and schedule for all phases of maintaining test stand assets.
• Maintain employee training and development records.
• Lead labor and non-labor budget planning and execution.
• Prepare quantitative strategic plans to ensure the targets are met, and leverage team skills and capabilities to implement and track progress against the plans.
• Develop the next generation of leaders within the team.
• Participate in and drive root cause analysis within the team.
• Build a data set of team performance and success criteria and KPI's and execute to them.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree or equivalent experience
• Strong project management, and team leadership
• Experience with cryogenic systems maintenance
• Experience with high pressure pneumatic systems maintenance
• Experience leading a team of engineers and technicians
• Experience developing people and helping them grow their careers
• Outstanding technical and non-technical writing and verbal skills
• Demonstrated leadership in establishing a high performing safety culture
• Work off-shift, extended hours, and weekends when necessary.
• Driven curiosity for understanding the details of our business and how to optimize it
• Outstanding organizational and analytical skills and a proven track record to drive sophisticated projects with minimal guidance
• 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
  
  • Advanced degree, certification, and/or training in a directly related field
  • Aerospace experience in the testing of flight hardware
  • Experience with a data driven maintenance program, and ability to evaluate and analyze data to inform decision making
  • Proven experience and successful track record developing/starting new maintenance processes.
  • Continuous improvement attitude. Our job is never complete; we are always refining and improving
  • Experience in writing procedures, to be used by technicians, to perform the removal, servicing, and installation of fluid components, instrumentation, and control systems requiring preventative maintenance.
  • Proficiency in interpreting engineering models, drawings, specifications, written work instructions, and test procedures
  • Experience with inventory planning for maintenance purposes.
  • Experience with structural maintenance requirements and repairs

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.