Ordnance Coordinator II - New Glenn

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

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

• Project Manager for New Glenn Mission Operation ordnance program
• Leads and manages the New Glenn Mission Operations Ordnance inventory
• Maintains DOT CFR 49 & IATA Hazardous Material Shipping Certification
• Tracks Ordnance Items from Supplier
• Arranges Ordnance Delivery/Receipt
• Maintains Master Ordnance List
• Assigns Serial Numbers by Vehicle - FIFO
• Schedules Service Life Testing (SLT)
• Arranges Ordnance Shipments (Testing, Offsite Work, VAFB)
• Coordinates Ordnance Receipt, Storage & Delivery with Ordnance Services (Magazines)
• Tracks ordnance lot status and testing
• Monitors industry notifications for similar ordnance systems (e.g. GIDEP)
• Manage relevant assigned projects with responsibility for project planning, development, and change management, input to budget development and updating, clearly defining assigned project deliverables to the Mission Execution Manager.
• Coordinate assigned project, daily business relationships and expectations in conjunction with overall Operations deliverables.
• Work with the Managers within Operations to support and provide input into the Strategy, Master Schedules and Plans in order for Operations to achieve its goals.
• Provide strong leadership and support within the organization to always consider problem solving to 'Root Cause', ensuring that we eliminate repeat issues.
• Develop ordnance operations training materials for inclusion into the Blue Learning Management System.
• Obtain State of Florida User License or Blasters Permit
• Support launch vehicle integration operations at the Orbital Launch Site as required.

• 5 or more years of work experience with ordnance operations and inventory control
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present Blue Origin to our customers in both written and personal meeting scenarios
• Experience with developing and executing launch operations procedures
• Must be able to pass a background investigation to gain access to Cape Canaveral AFS.
• Knowledge of BATF regulations
• The ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
• Experience working in a fast moving environment and be able to demonstrate good time management and organizational skills
• Ability to represent the company internally and externally in a highly professional and credible manner
• Able to work full time schedule, overtime, on-call nights, weekends, and holidays
• Experience working with the requirements of AFMAN 91-201 and DESR 6055.09-M
• Position requires: lifting (50lbs), climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying, and standing for extended periods (8 hours min.)
• Able to work in harsh climate environment.

• Bachelor Degree in business, supply chain management, logistics, or related field of study
• 8 or more years of Operations experience (Manufacturing, Material Management and/or Engineering)
• 5 or more years in a Leadership Role responsible for Technical Products, Project Cost & Schedule Performance
• Flexible to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends.
• Experience with ERP systems
• Intermediate skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook)
• Experience with project management/scheduling experience (MS Project, Primavera P6)
• Experience with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

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