Sr Director, Launch Infrastructure

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.

New Glenn's launch cadence depends on ground infrastructure that works, every time, under some of the most extreme and hazardous operating conditions in the industry. As Senior Director of Launch Infrastructure, you will own the technical strategy, operational execution, and organizational leadership for the propellant and fluid systems and the pad and tower systems that get New Glenn off the ground.

Reporting to the Vice President of Launch Operations, you will lead the functions that manage all propellant and cryogenic fluid systems, environmental control systems, hydraulics, and large-scale water systems, together with the launch pad and tower systems themselves. You will also lead the scale-up of this infrastructure from a single active launch pad today to multiple pads as Blue Origin's launch cadence grows.

This is a mission-critical leadership role for Blue Origin. We need a leader who drives relentlessly toward results, unencumbered by the old way of doing things, and constantly inventing new ways to solve problems and perform our mission. This leader must not be afraid to get hands-on with engineers and technicians on the pad itself when the mission requires it, including in the middle of the night.

At the same time, your long-term measure of success is building the people, processes, and discipline that empower the Launch Operations infrastructure teams to operate at a fast, repeatable, "boring" cadence. You'll make the impossible look routine through detailed, quantitative, hands-on command of the work your team executes down to the individual work order.

• Own the technical strategy and standards for all propellant and cryogenic fluid systems, environmental control systems, hydraulics, and water systems, together with the pad and tower systems that support New Glenn launches

• Architect the roadmap for scaling launch infrastructure from a single active pad today to multiple pads as Blue Origin's launch cadence grows, building on the lessons learned from today's pad operations

• Set and enforce the standard for high-quality, executable work orders (clear, sequenced, measurable, and completable by shift) so pad readiness is derived from objective data.

• Partner with facility and vehicle design and engineering teams to challenge requirements and drive design changes that make launch infrastructure easier, faster, and safer to operate and maintain

• Oversee the complete lifecycle of launch infrastructure readiness: propellant and cryogenic fluid system operations and maintenance, environmental control and hydraulic systems, and pad and tower system operations and maintenance

• Provide technical and operational authority across fluid systems and pad/tower functions, ensuring rigor and consistency across both

• Manage technical and schedule risk across the launch infrastructure portfolio; when schedule slips, personally own and drive the recovery plan rather than simply reporting the slip

• Perpetuate a high-standard safety culture across all launch infrastructure work, given the significant personnel, process, and material…