Manager - Operations Reliability Engineering

Blue Origin•Space Coast, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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! Join our Luxembourg team where your expertise directly contributes to humanity's greatest adventure, while maintaining the work-life harmony that makes great engineering possible. Be part of a collaborative, inclusive culture where safety and technical excellence drive every decision as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight from the heart of Europe. As Operations Reliability Engineering Manager for Production, you will own the reliability of New Glenn, Engines, and Lunar Permanence factory operations. You will lead a hands-on engineering team that develops and improves manufacturing processes, hardens critical tooling and equipment, and eliminates recurring production issues that impact launch rate, safety, and cost.

Requirements

B.S. degree in engineering or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years in manufacturing, test, or operations engineering in a complex hardware environment.
2+ years leading engineers or technical teams.
Demonstrated experience improving process/tooling reliability, uptime, or throughput.
Ability to work daily on the shop floor and collaborate closely with technicians and supervisors.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace integration and refurbishment.
Familiarity with reliability and operational excellence tools and processes (e.g. FMEA, FRACAS, SPC)
Proven track record of driving cross-functional change and closing recurring issues.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of Operations Reliability Engineers (ORE) embedded in production value streams.
Own the reliability roadmap for production processes, tooling, and GSE that materially affect production rate and vehicle risk.
Use downtime, delay, scrap, and rework data to identify high-risk processes and prioritize improvement work.
Direct root cause and corrective action for significant production events; ensure fixes are systemic and verified.
Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Operations to design, validate, and roll out process, work instruction, and tooling changes.
Define and maintain requirements, acceptance criteria, checkouts, and maintenance strategies for critical factory equipment.
Track and communicate a small set of reliability and flow metrics for production; drive continuous improvement against them.