Fluids and Propulsion Project Manager

BLUE ORIGIN • Los Angeles, WA

1d • $102,721 - $156,883

About The Position

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. As part of a passionate and accomplished team, you will work at the intersection of program management, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and integrated supply chain. This role is a part of the zero-g propellant management team. The team is rethinking how space systems are designed, with a high-performance architecture, efficient reusability, and rapid design iteration. Join our team and pave the road to a permanent lunar presence! We are seeking a proactive, service-oriented individual with excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and analytics skills who can thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for managing the project scope of test campaigns and flight component production. This includes developing, managing, and reporting on resource-loaded schedules, production budgets, staffing needs, program risk, and variances to the plan. You will support major technical efforts such as program reviews and deliverable products by setting clear expectations to meet these milestones and gathering inputs from across the team and creating a final product.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or similar), Business Administration, or Operations Management from an accredited college or university. ABET is preferred and others will be considered
• 4+ years of experience in thermal/fluids systems, test engineering, or project management
• Desire to learn thermal/fluids systems project management, new processes, test engineering, and spacecraft development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office suite of software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Experience with collaboration tools like Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint, etc.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with launch vehicle, spacecraft, or satellite development, production, or operations
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis
• Experience driving a product from concept development into production
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Experience with Primavera (P6), Microsoft Project, CREO, Windchill, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, SQL, MySQL, Power Query, Power Pivot

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Project Schedule(s) within the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Manage hardware status, supporting both internal and external demand
• Manage budgets and implementation of capital equipment and facility projects
• Collaborate with all departments to access and collect data that informs decision making
• Interface with NASA customer to provide schedule and insight for testing efforts
• Maintain software tools, analytics, and reporting to highlight performance metrics and other key information
• Reduce and close risks and identify opportunities
• Partner with business office to ensure timely delivery of product to customer
• Manage key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areas such as: Budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, production schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level