Branch Strategic Initiatives Lead

BLUE ORIGIN•Huntsville, AL

8d•$145,188 - $203,263

About The Position

The Branch Strategic Initiatives Lead is part of Blue Origin’s Engines business unit, which designs, develops, manufactures, and tests engines and propulsion systems for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight. Working with the branch leader and a team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, this person defines and deploys scalable processes for managing branch scope, coordinating communication across teams, reporting consistently, delivering development labs and hardware, and fostering a consistent team culture. The role calls for experience in program management processes, development hardware projects, high-rate manufacturing, product roadmaps, and engineering definition processes, along with the ability to communicate across all levels of the organization. Relocation is provided, and travel is expected up to 20% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or finance and at least 7 years of relevant industry experience.
Experience developing scalable program management frameworks.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for all levels of the organization.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and program direction.
Familiarity with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, or Smartsheet, and/or ERP/MES systems.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA in engineering, business, or finance and at least 10 years of relevant industry experience.
Experience managing engineering projects.
Experience delivering hardware in a high-rate manufacturing environment.
Experience across the full lifecycle, from concept through customer support, of hardware or software delivery.
Experience using AI to make program management processes more efficient.

Responsibilities

Define and deploy a scalable branch schedule management process and tool that enables responsible engineers to own schedules with minimal friction for schedule reporting.
Develop and deploy scalable processes for internal and external/upward communication and reporting of branch KPIs.
Own the branch product development roadmap.
Own the definition of development lab and development hardware facility requirements and drive rapid facility onboarding in coordination with operations and facilities.
Own the branch employee onboarding program.

Benefits

Relocation provided.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Basic and supplemental life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability.
401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
Education Support Program.
Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions, company results, or other factors.