Blue Origin

Technical Program Manager III - New Glenn

Blue Origin$120K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in a relevant technical area.
  • 5+ years of industry experience in aerospace quality and manufacturing.
  • Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary programs/projects.
  • Proficient with collaboration tools like Confluence and JIRA.
  • Familiarity with systems engineering and configuration management tools.
  • Ability to travel within the U.S. and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Support vehicle pedigree review and planning processes with guidance from senior staff.
  • Manage resources, schedules, and budgets for US government programs/projects.
  • Lead customer-facing meetings and audits, integrating government stakeholders into operations.
  • Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to fulfill customer requirements.
  • Aggregate and present data on project readiness and escalations to executive leadership.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid parental leave and both short and long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match.
  • Education Support Program for continued learning.
  • Stock options available for regular employees working at least 20 hours/week.
  • Generous paid time off policy, including up to four weeks off and 14 company-paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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.

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 a Technical Project Manager III, you independently own a complete project or work scope end to end. You build and own the project schedule, WBS, and resource plan; own the risk register and author the abatement plans; and drive cross-functional commitments with function leads, suppliers, and program managers; represent readiness and escalations to executive leadership with guidance

This role directly supports our National Security Space Launch contracts as part of the Customer Certification team within Mission Management. The team is a mixture of Program Managers and Systems Engineers tasked with obtaining and maintaining vehicle certification for both NSSL and NASA customer missions. The role directly supports the pedigree review planning and process scope necessary to verify hardware and software fabrication, assembly, inspection, test data, build paperwork, departures from engineering baseline, non-conformance data, test anomalies, and storage and transportation history of the New Glenn launch vehicle assigned to the specific mission.

To be successful in this role, you will develop and maintain positive relationships across the New Glenn program and our US government partners at the US Space Force and NASA. You must be proactive in planning sophisticated products across many technical subject areas while also developing, delivering, and communicating results in support of government certification requests. You must have the resourcefulness and flexibility to perform at a high level in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and be an incredible team member!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Directly support the vehicle pedigree review and planning process, under the guidance of senior staff, to include planning, scheduling, and coordinating activities associated vehicle manufacturing, testing, and check outs with internal and external suppliers and stakeholders.
  • Manage USG program/project resources, schedules, and budgets (labor and non-labor) to achieve Blue Origin business goals while maintaining customer satisfaction.
  • Lead customer facing meetings/reviews, including manufacturing audits and program planning meetings, to integrate USG into Blue Origin business rhythm.
  • Work closely with technical engineering and manufacturing teams and support organizations to ensure successful integration/execution of customer requirements and deliverables.
  • Create and use standard formats for data aggregation and reporting to executive leadership on readiness, escalations, help needs, and wins.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • B.S. in relevant technical area
  • Experience in managing complex, multi-disciplinary, fast-paced programs/projects.
  • 5+ years industry experience in an aerospace quality and manufacturing environment
  • Ability to travel within U.S. and abroad.
  • Expertise with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA
  • Experience with systems engineering tools (e.g., DOORS), configuration management tools (e.g., Windchill), and secure data-sharing platforms
  • Experience with multi-dimensional data records for manufacturing, quality, configuration management, calibration records, work procedures, master equipment lists, etc.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Top Secret clearance.
  • Experience with launch vehicle development and certification.
  • Experience working with government customers.
  • Experience with assembly and integration of spacecraft/launch vehicles

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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