Technical Program Manager III

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, FL

About The Position

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance, and supports manufacturing and supply chain across Blue Origin facilities. The position supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a reusable, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to carry people and payloads to orbit and beyond. As part of a team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, the Technical Program Manager supports test campaigns for manufacturing and qualification of flight avionics hardware, helping develop safe and robust avionics for New Glenn. The role plans and monitors projects and test campaigns against strict deadlines and high-level program schedules. It also builds working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and accounts for the health and importance of those relationships when making project-management decisions. The position calls for technical expertise, leadership, commitment to quality, and a strong commitment to safe human spaceflight.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
At least 4 years of experience planning and managing projects or programs, including requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, integration, and cost in a development environment.
Demonstrated experience with manufacturing rate management and improvement.
Ability to quickly build and navigate a professional network within the organization, including interfacing with Responsible Engineers, Integrated Product Teams, Test Engineers, technicians, buyers, other Technical Program Managers, and support personnel.
Experience with P6 Primavera, MS Project, or similar scheduling software.
Excellent written, communication, and presentation skills.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Self-starter with a strong bias for action and sense of ownership.
Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
Ability to balance technical, business, and organizational influences.
Demonstrated history of independent work, anticipating problems, delivering on commitments, and accountability.
Applicants 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.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in engineering, business, or project management.
At least 8 years of experience as a project manager in an operations environment.
Experience with launch vehicle development, production, and operations, and aerospace qualification test programs.
Experience with verification, integration, and test of orbital launch vehicles or human-rated spacecraft.
Demonstrated success working with suppliers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of high-quality products.
Knowledge of avionics and electrical components such as LRUs, batteries, or data acquisition systems, including software and test-specific instrumentation.
Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience, including critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management, and Cost Account Management such as EVM.

Responsibilities

Plan and monitor projects and test campaigns against strict deadlines and high-level program schedules.
Support test campaigns for manufacturing and qualification of flight avionics hardware.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Consider stakeholder relationships and their importance when making project-management decisions and determining an approach.
Manage project and program requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, integration, and cost in a development environment.
Contribute to safe, robust avionics development for the New Glenn launch vehicle.

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.
Employees may be eligible for bonuses depending on role type, job level, individual contributions, and other factors; bonuses are not guaranteed.