Manager, Factory Automation

Blue Origin • Hutto, TX

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About The Position

Blue Origin’s Factory Automation team is part of the Advanced Manufacturing organization within Operations. The team serves as an in-house automation integrator, designing, building, and deploying custom equipment and systems to enable scalable, repeatable production across Blue Origin’s manufacturing business units. It develops automated solutions that support delivery across current and future programs.

The Manager, Factory Automation leads a team of engineers and technicians and sets technical direction for automation work. The role oversees team and project health across the full lifecycle, from concept through commissioning, and ensures team execution aligns with program plans and business goals. The manager is expected to have substantial hands-on experience delivering automated manufacturing systems, and to bring that technical credibility to the team. The role also advances design practices that support automated manufacturing, removes organizational obstacles, and builds a team culture centered on ownership, craftsmanship, urgency, safety, quality, and the company’s mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls, Mechatronics, or a related engineering field.
• At least 2 years of experience managing teams of engineers and/or technicians delivering automated manufacturing systems.
• At least 5 years of hands-on technical experience designing automated manufacturing systems for an automation systems integrator, machine tool builder, in-house automation team, or similar organization.
• Demonstrated experience delivering automated manufacturing systems into production, with hands-on involvement in one or more phases of design, build, installation, or commissioning.
• 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 industrial automation applications such as welding, machining, drilling, surface finishing, forming, material handling, NDT, metrology, and machine vision.
• Experience with manufacturing and engineering systems including MES, ERP, MRP, PLM, and source and configuration management tools and practices.
• Familiarity with Industrial Engineering concepts such as line balancing, takt time, and factory layout optimization.
• Experience with SCADA and IIoT systems and concepts.
• Experience developing capital project cost estimates, budgets, and scopes of work for automation systems, including AOP planning, should-cost modeling, vendor quote analysis, and capital project lifecycle management.
• Experience building or scaling an automation team, defining roles, establishing technical standards, and developing team capability.
• PMP certification, formal project management training, or equivalent program management experience in a capital equipment or automation environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage automation engineers and technicians designing, building, and deploying high-rate automated manufacturing systems for aerospace component production.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team capable of rapidly delivering quality, cost-effective automation systems.
• Partner with organizational stakeholders to align teams, resolve impediments, and streamline automation development and deployment.
• Manage resource allocation, project schedules, and cross-functional dependencies to deliver projects on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Maintain visibility into individual project requirements, capabilities, schedule, and cost, and roll project status accurately into local and broader program plans.
• Monitor team and project performance, identify risks early, and develop mitigation plans to protect scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments.
• Communicate project status, risks, and escalations to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, translating team execution health into program-level reporting aligned with business objectives and annual operating plan commitments.
• Champion Design for Automated Manufacturing principles and drive adoption of automation-friendly design practices that reduce system complexity and enable scalable production.
• Define and manage the scope of automation system deliverables from initial requirements through acceptance, owning what the team builds, its cost, and delivery timing.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• 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
• Employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on role type and job level; bonus eligibility and amounts are not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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