Sr. Quality Program Manager

Blue Origin•Hutto, TX

3d•$145,188 - $203,263

About The Position

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations and the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance team. The Quality Program Management Team ensures that quality requirements are met for each program and acts as a conduit between program leadership and site Quality organizations. The role applies technical expertise and leadership to support safe human spaceflight across Blue Origin facilities. The Sr. Quality Program Manager leads program-level Quality planning, governance, readiness, and integration throughout the product lifecycle. The position coordinates Design/Product Quality, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, AI&T/Test Quality, receiving inspection, and production inspection, and supports the transition of hardware from development through qualification and production. It also develops program Quality strategies and infrastructure plans aligned with builds and production-rate increases, while driving continuous improvement and resolution of systemic Quality issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
Eight or more years of experience in aerospace, defense, or other complex high-reliability hardware environments, including at least three years in a quality engineering role.
Experience leading or integrating Quality for a complex hardware program across multiple functions and/or sites.
Experience supporting new product introduction and transitioning hardware from development through qualification and production.
Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9000 Quality Management System and/or related quality systems and programs.
Well-versed in AI tools/applications for Quality and process improvement, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply them.
Working knowledge of APQP, FAI/PPAP, nonconformance/MRB, RCCA, and Quality metrics.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience supporting high-rate or high-volume spacecraft production.
Experience transitioning a spacecraft program from development and qualification into serial production.
Experience with spacecraft assembly, integration, and test (AI&T).
Experience establishing or scaling Quality infrastructure to support significant production-rate increases.
Experience with distributed supply chains and significant procured hardware content.
Experience with AS9145, APQP, and PPAP.
Familiarity with AS9100 or an equivalent aerospace Quality Management System.
Experience with automated manufacturing and/or inspection environments.
American Society of Quality Certified Quality Engineer certification.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary Quality focal point for program leadership and as a conduit between the program and functional/site Quality organizations.
Develop, maintain, and execute the Program Quality Plan and Quality strategy across the product lifecycle.
Present Quality status, metrics, risks, resource needs, and readiness to program and Quality leadership.
Identify opportunities to improve Quality processes and requirements, including use of AI and analytics tools for data trending and decision-making.
Lead or support program-level risk boards, material review activities, corrective action boards, and resolution of systemic Quality issues.
Establish and monitor Program Quality readiness criteria, risks, actions, and required artifacts at major development and production milestones.
Provide program-level governance of APQP and ensure functions execute required product and process quality-planning activities.
Develop and maintain the Program Quality staffing, capacity, inspection, equipment, and infrastructure strategy aligned with development builds and planned production-rate increases.
Support manufacturing and production readiness through responsible functional teams, including process capability, inspection strategy, PFMEA/control planning, nonconformance management, corrective action, and rate-readiness activities.
Partner with Engineering and Product Quality to transition design risks and Quality outputs into supplier, manufacturing, inspection, and production-readiness activities.
Coordinate Quality input to supplier strategy, sourcing, supplier readiness, FAI/PPAP requirements, and supplier performance in partnership with Supplier Quality.
Integrate Design/Product Quality, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, AI&T/Test Quality, receiving inspection, and production inspection activities to support program objectives.
Drive cross-functional problem solving and accountability across a multi-function, multi-site program.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and 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 of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results or other factors.