Sr Manager Lunar Manufacturing, Ops and Assembly Core Components
About The Position
Blue Origin Operations supports manufacturing and supply chain across all Blue Origin facilities. The Sr Manager is responsible for the financial and operational execution of a portfolio supporting vehicles across the Business Unit, leading a skilled, interdisciplinary team across multiple Blue Origin sites. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on communicating and executing tactical plans aligned with cost-effective strategies and key deliverables. The role contributes directly to safe, repeatable human spaceflight and requires strong commitment to safety, quality, and the company’s mission. The position may be based in Merritt Island, Florida, or Kent, Washington. Relocation is provided, and travel is expected up to 50% of the time. The successful candidate will lead manufacturing operations and improvement efforts, develop the team, and foster a trusting, learning culture through continuous feedback, coaching, and development opportunities.
Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of building or supporting successful production operations and contributing to change-management initiatives that influence culture, define tools and processes, and improve competencies.
- BA or BS degree, or equivalent experience, with emphasis in Operations Management or Manufacturing Engineering.
- At least 6 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
- Strong knowledge and applied experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
- Experience leading, growing, and developing teams within an integrated supply chain organization.
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing, production, assembly, procurement, and logistics in a low-volume, high-complexity environment.
- Strong business acumen and demonstrated experience challenging the status quo, driving change, and motivating individuals to develop and implement new ways of thinking and doing business.
- Understanding of how to create and manage work-cell standard work and track deviations from it.
- Experience supporting capital improvements and layout changes.
- Highly effective and professional verbal and written communication skills with teams, internal customers, and suppliers, with a strong focus on teamwork and customer satisfaction.
- World-class mission assurance and quality mindset, attention to detail, and dedication.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Responsibilities
- Champion safety and first-time quality across functions while growing and developing the team.
- Lead manufacturing operations, including manufacturing engineering, quality, tooling engineering, supply chain, and production execution for a portfolio of work centers across Blue Operations sites as required.
- Execute initiatives and strategies that deliver cost-effective, high-quality common components meeting or exceeding operational performance requirements for vehicle development programs.
- Implement methods to improve engineering and production efficiency, quality, and productivity, including factory flow, throughput within existing floor space, first-pass yield, overall output, learning curves, and supplier on-time delivery.
- Share operational learnings and best practices to support improvement across Operations.
- Analyze processes and operations, then implement safety and quality improvements that reduce unit cost and accelerate delivery schedules.
- Support development and implementation of data-driven systems using a lean approach focused on results.
- Use Blue Origin’s Leadership Principles to cultivate a trusting, learning culture through continuous feedback, coaching, and development opportunities, and foster a One Team Mindset.
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, up to four weeks 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 individual contributions or other factors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
