Principal Technical Program Manager - TeraWave Ground Infrastructure

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

1d•$197,849 - $276,988•Hybrid

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! Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide. As a Principal Technical Program Manager within the TeraWave Network Ground Infrastructure organization, you will manage the end-to-end design, deployment, and operational scaling of our high-capacity terrestrial and ground networking architecture including the physical and logical fabric connecting our next-generation satellite constellation to the global internet, operating entirely at the intersection of carrier-grade networking, high-speed packet processing, and global data center/PoP deployments. You will own the integrated network software roadmap and execution plan, establish scalable planning and delivery mechanisms, and drive alignment across software, hardware, systems engineering, integration, and operational partners. You will work closely with engineering leaders and technical teams to identify critical-path dependencies, resolve ambiguity, manage program risk, and deliver major system capabilities. This role is based in Seattle, WA, or Cupertino, CA.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field.
10 or more years of technical program management or equivalent program leadership experience working with software engineering organizations.
Experience leading complex, multi-team software programs from planning through integration, release, and operational deployment.
Experience developing and managing integrated roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical paths.
Experience coordinating software delivery with hardware, silicon, embedded systems, or other tightly coupled engineering organizations.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field.
Experience delivering networking, telecommunications, aerospace, embedded systems, or large-scale distributed-system programs.
Experience managing programs that span cloud software, embedded software, networking hardware, and operational infrastructure.
Familiarity with networking concepts such as routing, switching, wireless systems, Software-Defined Networking, or network management and orchestration.
Experience using tools such as Jira and Confluence to support planning, dependency management, and organizational reporting.
Experience operating in a fast-paced development environment with evolving requirements and aggressive delivery timelines.
Demonstrated ability to influence technical teams, engineering leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

Responsibilities

Manage the deployment strategy for scaling the TeraWave global IP/MPLS backbone, bridging gateway locations, core PoPs, and SatOps facilities.
Spearhead the global transit strategy by negotiating tier-1 IP transit partnerships, dark fiber leases, and high-capacity transport circuits.
Scale our global footprint by deploying Points of Presence (PoPs) within major Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and carrier-neutral data centers worldwide, establishing direct peering policies to minimize user latency and optimize cost-per-bit.
Drive the physical deployment of hardware rack elevations, including power distribution (AC/DC), thermal management, cabling standards, and top-of-rack (ToR) switch integration.
Manage the physical site selection, real estate acquisition, and civil/facility engineering lifecycle for gateway earth station data centers and SatOps facilities.
Direct multi-disciplinary teams through the physical build-out of technical spaces, managing vendor relationships, colocation agreements, and enterprise-scale hardware procurement cycles globally.
Drive country-specific regulatory compliance, telecommunications licensing, and cross-border legal approvals required for international site deployments.