Fabrication Operations Technical Program Manager

Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

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.

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Technical Project Manager/Leader to drive execution of complex and critical initiatives critical to organizational success. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision. We urge those passionate about our mission to apply, even if they do not meet every single desired qualification.

You will use your project management and engineering skills to organize. You will be accountable as a TPM for planning, executing, and monitoring projects/test campaigns according to strict deadlines in accordance with high level program schedules. You will be expected to build strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders on factor these relationships health and importance into your project management decisions and approach.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to innovate and improve current processes and implement new processes and technologies critical to our success. Bias for action and passion for our mission and vision are required! This assignment requires attention to detail, highly developed communication skills, execution with urgency, and the ability to work under minimal direction.

• Well-developed project-management skills; organized, focused, with attention to detail and consistent follow-up to ensure results.

• Excellent attention to details; manages both tactical and strategic-level information. Excellent organizational skills are necessary.

• Excellent “people skills,” including the ability to influence by persuasion without direct authority.

• Business savvy, including an understanding of the marketplace, competitors, and technology.

• Strong communication skills for effective messaging both “up” to executives and “down” to the workforce.

• Demonstrated domain experience operating within at least one corporate function (Engineering, Business Management, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Configuration Management, preferred).

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, preference toward Engineering or Business Disciplines.

• 8-10 years of relevant program management/operational experience.

• Excellent communication skills: verbal, written, data.

• Ability to balance technical, business, and organizational influences.

• Demonstrated history of independent work, foreseeing problems, delivering on commitments, and accountability.

• Master’s degree in engineering, business, or project management.

• 6+ years of experience in an operations environment.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.

• Deliver on strategic business goals with a planned approach, on time and on target.

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.

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.