Manager - Manufacturing & Tooling Development

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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. We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight.

Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. As part of a passionate and growing team of experts, you will lead a team of manufacturing and tooling development engineers accountable for planning and developing the tooling, processes, and production systems for an assigned portfolio of Blue Origin programs.

You will act as the single-threaded M&TD leader for those programs across Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Program Management, executing the strategy of the Advanced Manufacturing Organization. You will do so by building a high-performing team and ensuring cost and schedule conformance for prescribed production systems, tooling concepts, and novel build process development. Blue Origin is looking for someone to apply their expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.

Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Own tooling and production planning for your assigned programs to deliver fully integrated and vetted solutions.
• Ensure all production requirements are being met from fabrication/assembly, procurement, and facilities planning efforts for your programs.
• Develop and maintain the operations, tooling, facilities, and equipment (capital) plan for your programs, coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders and rolled up into the M&TD plan.
• Integrate tooling and process development schedules, including in-house development and external vendor studies and designs.
• Ensure consistent application and communication of tooling requirements with production operations, including schedule, capacity planning, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.
• Perform and lead others in the development of project/program plans, managing risks, tracking and reporting status, and resolving blocking issues.
• Translate long-range M&TD objectives into technical objectives and solution approaches for your team’s assignments.
• Contribute program-level inputs to tooling, facilities, process, and systems roadmaps.
• Manage capital and R&D budgets for your portfolio, and analyze and report on budget performance and variance.
• Work with Program, Engineering, and Operations stakeholders to identify opportunities for vertical integration, automation, new process introduction, and general cost reduction.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team of engineers from early career through senior level, fostering a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
• Hire to raise the bar, set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and own performance management and development plans.
• Guide your team’s evaluation and focused development of novel…