Senior Manager, Precision Cleaning

Blue Origin•Space Coast, FL

About The Position

Blue Origin Operations supports manufacturing and supply chain across the company’s facilities and includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. The Precision Cleaning Facility (PCF) at Rocket Park is a 24x7 shared service center serving Blue Origin programs, including New Glenn. It performs gross and precision cleaning, chemical processing, passivation, and cleanliness verification for flight and ground hardware. The Senior Manager leads managers, shift leaders, and precision cleaning technicians across every shift. The role owns the facility’s safety, quality, throughput, schedule, and budget; sets its technical and operational direction; and develops an organization that can scale with program demand. The manager works with engineering, quality, supply chain, and production customers to deliver clean, compliant hardware on time. Relocation is provided, and travel is expected up to 10% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, or a related field, or equivalent military or professional experience.
10+ years of experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, or operations environment.
5+ years of people management experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment, including managing managers or shift leaders and leading teams across multiple shifts.
Experience with precision cleaning or chemical processing operations, such as gross and precision cleaning, degreasing, passivation, etching, and hardware cleanliness verification.
Ability to analyze data and metrics to drive decisions and operational improvements.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong customer focus.
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to an inclusive culture.
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

Working knowledge of industry cleaning and verification specifications, such as AMS2700, IEST-STD-CC1246, and non-volatile residue (NVR) testing.
8+ years of experience manufacturing or maintaining fluid and mechanical components, such as pumps, turbines, tubing, instrumentation, valves, and related rocket components.
Familiarity with standard aerospace materials, chemical compatibility, and oxygen-service cleanliness requirements.
Knowledge of hazardous material handling, EHS regulations, and regulatory compliance in aerospace manufacturing.
Experience with field cleaning, confined space work, hydrostatic testing, and equipment maintenance operations.
Experience with high-precision laboratory and verification equipment, such as microscopes, titrators, rotary evaporators, and solvent distillation systems.
Experience with ERP, MES, and PLM tools, such as Windchill and Creo.
Experience with new product introduction and scaling production facilities.

Responsibilities

Lead managers, shift leaders, and technicians performing precision cleaning, chemical processing, passivation, and cleanliness verification across all shifts, including nights and weekends.
Own PCF safety performance and ensure adherence to work instructions, quality requirements, chemical handling procedures, and EHS requirements in a hazardous-materials environment.
Build and execute production plans, capacity projections, and resource projections to meet program delivery schedules.
Report facility schedule status and hardware deliveries to customers and senior leadership.
Manage recruiting, hiring, performance management, coaching, training, and career development; establish a high hiring bar and develop future PCF leaders.
Ensure products meet quality standards and released engineering requirements.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for escapes and nonconformances.
Improve cycle time, setup time, throughput, and cost.
Define and track department KPIs and use data to guide decisions.
Manage PCF capital and operating budgets, including monthly operating spend, labor hours, overtime, and on-time delivery of capital and facility projects.
Ensure chemical baths, tools, and equipment are prepared, monitored, maintained, and calibrated, and ensure consumables are stocked for production.
Maintain PCF safety, 5S, Lean, FOD prevention, and cleanliness-control programs.
Keep training records accurate and current.
Support new product introduction and expand facility capability and capacity for future program demand.

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
Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Depending on role type and job level, potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on company discretion