Technical Project Manager III - System Prototyping

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

Technical Project Managers are accountable for engineering-based Projects, managing engineering project components (from design to delivery), and have engineering qualifications to ensure the highest design and safety standards. Project Managers are the owner of a specific project or the integration of multiple projects. Their role is more specific in scope than that of the Program Manager. The project manager is responsible for the successful completion of their part of the larger program. They keep team members on task, by supporting, communicating, and coordinating activities between supporting organizations involved on the project. They are also actively involved in schedule and risk reviews and ensuring project milestones/ deliverables are achieved on time and on budget. Project Managers support the planning of work packages and corresponding resource requirements and composition of the work breakdown structure (WBS). Project management uses processes, skills, tools, and knowledge to complete a planned project and achieve its goals. It differs from general management because of the limited scope of a project, concrete deadlines, and specific deliverables.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse cross functional development groups, you will take on a variety of logistical coordination efforts and process development for various spaceflight development projects and ground support systems. Do you embrace rapid development and thrive in a creative startup environment? Come join the System Prototyping team. As a System Prototyping Technical Project Manager, you will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and technical leads to optimize materials and processes. You will provide ongoing support to existing projects at multiple project development sites and support coordination activities, execution of all program material strategies, supply chain objectives, and enterprise objectives. You will work closely with other Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance groups to achieve material availability requirements to meet development program schedules. Foundationally, you will be responsible for establishing relations with the programs, assessing program needs, and providing regular schedule projections.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, ability to lead, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Manufacturing Feasibility reviews exercising leadership across multiple fabrication teams, engineering groups, Manufacturing Support, Technicians, and Quality Teams.

• Support the change control process, collect, and track performance, and variance analyses.

• Develop and deliver content for operational reviews with internal leadership.

• Ensure that programmatic needs and requirements are being met, tracked, and forecasted to provide accountability and consistency.

• Drive and status activities such as vendor coordination, equipment purchasing, design release and fabrication timelines to hit critical development schedules.

• Build and maintain tools, analytics, and reporting to highlight performance metrics and other key information.

• Complete cost-benefit justifications on strategic optimization decisions, including make-buy/where analysis, capacity analysis, staffing profiles, capital expenditure analysis, and tracking, and cash flow modeling.

• Lead planning and execution-centered process improvements to reduce cost, shorten cycle time, improve quality, and enhance safety through risk management.

• Manage key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areas such as: budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, production schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans in a fast-paced development environment.

Qualifications:

• Must prioritize safety and align to special process hazard mitigation and PPE requirements.

• B.S. Business, B.S. Engineering, Operations Management, or commensurate amount of industry experience.

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing setting focused around metal fabrication and welding.

• Experience leading projects.

• Experience with business analysis, industrial engineering and/or manufacturing.

• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.

• Exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis and presentation, as well as other MS Office software (Visio, Powerpoint, etc.)

• Able to open CAD Models and evaluate fabrication risks.

• Understanding of Mechanical Tolerances, Drawing Dimensioning, and Callouts.

• Ability to forecast build schedules based on drawings/models accounting for material purchase, prep, and fabrication.

• Development of Fabrication Order-of-Operations based on best practices for maximum efficiency.

• Excellent Interpersonal skills.

• Must be available to work all required shift hours, including overtime and weekends, as needed.

• 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.

Must be physically able to:

• Lift 50 lbs. unassisted.

• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position.

Desired:

• MBA or Advanced degree in a technical field.

• Experience in Manufacturing in a RND environment as well as robust production environments.

• Project Management Certification (PMP).

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

• Lean Manufacturing Certifications.

• Experience production readiness reviews in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI).

• Development-to-production transition experience.

• Self-starter, strong bias for action.

• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.

• Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, SQL, MySQL, Power Query, Power Pivot.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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