Senior Technical Project Manager - New Shepard Crew Capsule

Job Expired

Seattle, WA, United States

$144-144k

Full Time

a year ago

Job description

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! 

This role is a part of New Shepard, a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

As a Technical Project Manager on the System Design, Assembly, and Test (SDAT) cross functional team you will take part in packaging, integrating, assembling and testing a vehicle/element configuration that meets requirements. Technical Project Manager is an individual contributor role reporting to the Element Lead.

Technical Project Manager has responsibility for scope, budget and schedule for the configuration, assembly and integrated test of the vehicle. They are responsible for element-specific product structure architecture and implementation of the product structure. You will assess and drive compliance to the standards and processes for design, standard parts, configuration control and packaging of the vehicle. You will own compliance to external interface definition with other elements and will be responsible for the management of internal interfaces. Technical Project Manager is responsible for inter-module level interface definition and integration.

Minimum Qualifications:

8+ years relevant industry experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations or maintenance
B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering; physics; or other major requiring engineering or manufacturing core courses
Experience with design, assembly, operations and maintenance of a vehicle or similar system involving the integration of multiple electrical and/or mechanical subsystems
Knowledge of systems engineering practices, fabrication, integration processes, quality and configuration management systems
Experience with planning, scheduling tools, Basis of Estimate, Work Breakdown Structure, Integrated Master Schedule, Critical Path Analysis, Material Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, Earned Value Management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to earn trust and build positive, professional and inclusive relationships
Able to set a high bar while hiring, developing and retaining top talent
Passionate about space exploration and a future with millions of people living and working in space
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.

Preferred Qualifications:

12+ years’ experience working on aerospace development programs or production lines
Successful experience leading a medium program with at least $25M annual budget 50+ people
Experience with design, assembly, operations and maintenance of launch vehicles across a range of launch vehicle subsystems including avionics, fluids, mechanical and software
Project Management certification (PMP/Certified Project Manager) or Program Management Office (PMO) experience
Experience with Oracle Primavera P6, DOORS, CREO, Windchill, ITS

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is

$143,989.50—$211,184.60 USD

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

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave (must be employed at time of birth or adoption), short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program available after 1 year of service.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays for all regular employees (including part-time), fixed-term, and interns.

Discretionary bonus: Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here.

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