Manager - New Glenn Fluids Design

Blue Origin • Denver, WA

2d

About The Position

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. We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. As part of a diverse, hardworking, and collaborative team of engineers you will be responsible for managing and leading teams in the hands-on design, development, supplier management, and system engineering across the fluids systems of a new advanced New Glenn upper stage. You will have integral responsibility for employee performance through professional development, mentoring, technical guidance, and development of training programs. Technical leadership will be required to drive the team to solve difficult problems, incorporate changes, and lead failure investigations. As a leader across the entire stage, you will be responsible for setting and enforcing design standards, working interfaces between systems, and solving technical and programmatic issues. You will share oversight responsibility including Engineering Change Approvals, checking drawings and technical documents, and managing the purchase order system (MRP). You will provide leadership and oversight through major test efforts and stage qualification, build, hot fire, and launch. You will need a proven ability to develop, execute, and improve technical processes in the design and development cycle of rockets by formulating and implementing preventative and corrective actions. Ability to lead and mentor teammates in a highly collaborative environment is essential. Passion for our mission is required!

Requirements

• Minimum B.S. degree in engineering or science (aerospace, mechanical, chemical, nuclear, or physics desired)
• 2+ years managing technical teams and/or leading functional groups of employees
• 5+ years of aerospace industry or related field experience
• Strong technical fundamentals in fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, stress analysis, and fluid design
• Experience with cryogenic components and aerospace testing campaigns
• Familiarity working with supplier and supplier management
• Ability to work in a cooperative, fast paced, and dynamic environment
• Launch vehicle experience
• Strong project management and leadership skills focused on delivering results
• Strong supplier management and conflict resolution experience
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• 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 managing personnel, budgets, or test resources
• Solid understanding of rocket fluid systems and components
• Experience with non-conformances, discrepancy reports, failure investigations, and corrective actions
• Familiarity with fluid systems operations, verification test process and risk management
• Expertise in drafting standards and GD&T

Responsibilities

• Managing and leading teams in the hands-on design, development, supplier management, and system engineering across the fluids systems of a new advanced New Glenn upper stage.
• Integral responsibility for employee performance through professional development, mentoring, technical guidance, and development of training programs.
• Driving the team to solve difficult problems, incorporate changes, and lead failure investigations.
• Setting and enforcing design standards, working interfaces between systems, and solving technical and programmatic issues.
• Sharing oversight responsibility including Engineering Change Approvals, checking drawings and technical documents, and managing the purchase order system (MRP).
• Providing leadership and oversight through major test efforts and stage qualification, build, hot fire, and launch.
• Developing, executing, and improving technical processes in the design and development cycle of rockets by formulating and implementing preventative and corrective actions.
• Leading and mentoring teammates in a highly collaborative environment.

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: Manager