Technical Product Manager - TeraWave

Blue Origin•Southgate, WA

12d•$115,707 - $161,989

About The Position

As a Technical Product Manager II at Blue Origin, you will contribute to execution within one of TeraWave’s program domains, supporting hardware, software, and systems workstreams as the program builds toward launch. You will work closely with a Senior PM to translate customer and business needs into well-defined requirements, maintain program visibility tools, and help drive day-to-day execution on your assigned area. The role is suited to a technically curious, ownership-oriented PM ready to grow into progressively larger accountability. You will own clearly scoped workstreams within a TeraWave program domain, supporting customer-facing deliverables, maintaining schedule and risk artifacts, and monitoring the engineering decision log to surface issues early. You will build cross-functional relationships and help operate the mechanisms that keep the program on track. TeraWave is a satellite communications network designed to provide symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps globally for enterprise, data center, and government users. Relocation assistance is available. Travel expectations are approximately 15–20% for site visits, design reviews, partner meetings, and customer engagements. The stated base pay range for Washington applicants is $115,707.00–$161,988.75; ranges at other sites may differ.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field.
2–5 years of product or technical program management experience.
Experience working with hardware or software engineering teams to define, document, and track requirements through a delivery cycle.
Financial analysis skills, including the ability to read and contribute inputs to unit economics models, pricing comparison sheets, or segment-level dashboards.
Ability to write clear requirements documents, status narratives, user stories, or program updates that stakeholders can act on.
Data analysis skills and comfort with product metrics dashboards.
Familiarity with SLA structure, contract terms, or willingness-to-pay frameworks.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear working-level briefings for cross-functional audiences.
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
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

Experience with enterprise B2B or government-facing products in aerospace, telecommunications, satellite, or adjacent technical environments.
Knowledge of satellite communications fundamentals such as throughput, latency, coverage, or RF spectrum; demonstrated ability to become expert in an unfamiliar technical domain.
Exposure to hardware/software co-development programs, including integration planning, test and verification, or operational readiness milestones.
MBA is optional but valued; equivalent demonstrated product ownership and analytical rigor is accepted.

Responsibilities

Support voice-of-the-customer work in the assigned area by conducting benchmarking research, tagging themes in customer feedback, and synthesizing findings into documented summaries.
Draft requirements documents, user stories, and acceptance criteria for a scoped product area or program component, working with a Senior PM to ensure traceability across engineering, operations, and Sales.
Monitor the engineering decision log for trade-offs with customer or SLA impact and proactively flag items to the Senior PM or Head of Product.
Participate in requirements reviews and contribute product input for the assigned area.
Support competitive benchmarking and willingness-to-pay research to inform SLA and pricing inputs for the segment.
Maintain decision logs and action trackers for the program area, proactively surfacing aging items to the manager.
Support escalations prepared by Senior PMs with clear, factual status and risk inputs for the assigned area.
Track schedule and delivery metrics for the assigned workstream; explain variances to the manager and propose a path forward.
Update pricing comparison models and segment dashboards.
Build trusted working relationships with engineering, program management, and Sales teams, serving as a reliable point of contact for the assigned workstream.
Represent the product area in cross-functional working groups and engineering reviews, contributing to clear decisions with documented outcomes.

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.
Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, company intent, individual contributions, and other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.