Technical Program Manager

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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 is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will partner with strong technical leaders to drive the long‑term vision of the organization, own delivery of cross‑organization initiatives, assist in developing and leading organization roadmaps, drive efficiency in processes, and deliver on goals. You understand, utilize, and share program‑management best practices. You may be assigned to manage the roadmap for an organization, which may include contributing to AOP narratives and ownership of one or more organizational goals.

As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you are accountable to the overall strategy as well as driving teams inside and outside your organization to deliver. You can define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set goals, analyze data, drive improvements that are quantified with metrics, and influence resource allocation. You understand the systems in your product or program space, their limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and reasons behind architectural choices.

• Relocation provided
• Interviews will include a technical assessment
• Multiple positions available

Being at the heart of Blue Origin operations, the West Texas Site in Van Horn, TX offers eligible employees additional attractive financial incentives to supplement their competitive base earnings, including a living allowance and relocation assistance. Eligibility for these additional benefits is based on the employee’s ability to permanently relocate to Van Horn, TX, or travel to Van Horn from another Blue location a minimum of 50 % of the time.

• You will coordinate the design, development, testing, and deployment of features into production across multiple technical teams.
• You are expected to create and track project milestones, risks and dependencies, and to describe, own, and prioritize all technical requirements associated with delivery.
• You will dive deep and understand the design details of the systems in your area, especially those related to customer interfaces, and the expectations for system dependencies.
• During the early phases of a new project or program, the TPM is responsible for identifying which existing systems or services will be required to change in order to implement the new capability, and working with the SDM for each system to estimate the work involved.
• The TPM is responsible for the implementation plan across teams, and for reporting on progress against technical milestones to stakeholders.
• You will understand the significant business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and reasons behind decisions.
• You will demonstrate good judgment in how and when to elevate issues.
• You are data‑oriented, regularly review metrics, and proactively seek out new and improved data/mechanisms for visibility.
• You will ensure your programs stay aligned with organizational goals.
• You will ensure stakeholder needs are aligned, while driving mindful discussions that lead to crisp decisions.
• You will partner with customers, internal/external teams, and/or engineering teams to determine what projects move forward and in what sequence.
• You will write effective narratives, program updates, and present them effectively to stakeholders and the management team.
• You create plans that have clear, measurable success criteria and return on investment. You oversee the gap between teams, processes, and systems.
• You are able to solve ambiguous…