Technical Project Manager II

Technical Project Manager II

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. It includes manufacturing and supply chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

• Develop tools to help production teams coordinate day‑to‑day activities.
• Liaise and facilitate the efforts of a broad multi‑functional group including design, manufacturing, and test engineering as well as supply chain and other operations teams to enable the successful integration of the rocket.
• Make informed decisions regarding build sequence and schedule to optimize efficiency and meet project timelines.
• Triage and provide engineering direction on off‑nominal and discrepant situations to enable production to move forward.
• Take ownership of the entire build flow, including reporting progress and challenges to leadership, recovery planning, and continuous improvement of execution.
• Manage optimization activities to decrease unit lead time and cost to radically reduce the cost of access to space.
• Mitigate risks and manage impacts to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to deliver required verification artifacts at completion of build to successfully transfer the rocket into operational service.

• B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering; physics; or other major requiring engineering or manufacturing core courses.
• 2–4 years of experience in designing, developing, or supporting complex engineered products.
• 1+ year of project management or system integration experience.
• Enjoy leading and participating in highly collaborative efforts and desire to lead and manage small teams on a fast‑paced hardware and flight projects.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results.
• Experience with core project‑management status skills, including logic‑linked scheduling, budget and schedule variance tracking, and reporting to leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience communicating with teams of varying sizes.
• Ability to earn trust and build positive, professional, and inclusive relationships.

• Experience with budget and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
• Experience with risk management, configuration management, and requirements management.
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, or similar experience working in vehicle integration and test.
• Experience across multiple portions of the product life cycle.
• Experience with human spaceflight or high‑performance systems.

• 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.
• Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Dependents on role type and job level may be eligible for additional benefits and bonuses at the company’s discretion.

• Required for all positions:
  Blue’s Standard Background Check.
• Required for certain job profiles:
  Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires being on a military installation.
• Required for certain job profiles:
  Drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations as applicable.
• Required for certain job profiles:
  Ability to obtain and maintain a Merchant Mariner Credential, including pre‑employment and random drug…