Sr Director, Launch Vehicles

Sr Director, Launch Vehicles### Sr Director, Launch Vehicles Apply:
Space Coast, FL:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R74660

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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.

New Glenn's launch cadence is set as much by how fast and how well we prepare each vehicle as by anything else. As Senior Director for Launch Vehicles, you will own the technical strategy, operational execution, and organizational leadership for every team that turns a flown or newly built booster, second stage, and payload into a rocket ready to fly. Reporting to the Vice President of Launch Operations, you will lead the functions that refurbish and inspect flown boosters, integrate booster and second stage, attach and prepare payloads, and stand up our new vertical vehicle integration capability as we bring Blue Origin's larger next-generation vehicle online, building on the lessons learned from today's horizontal integration operations.  

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 vehicle 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 vehicle 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.  WHAT YOU'LL DO  
* Own the Technical Strategy for Vehicle Preparation
** Own the technical strategy and standards for refurbishing, integrating, and preparing all New Glenn vehicles (booster, second stage, and payload) for launch
* Architect the roadmap for a new vertical vehicle integration capability to support Blue Origin's larger next-generation vehicle, building on the lessons learned from today's horizontal integration operations
* Set and enforce the standard for high-quality, executable work orders (clear, sequenced, measurable, and completable by shift) so launch readiness is derived from objective data
* Partner with vehicle design and engineering teams to challenge requirements and drive design changes that make the vehicle easier, faster, and safer to build, inspect, and refurbish  
* Lead Full Lifecycle Execution Across Vehicle Preparation
** Oversee the complete lifecycle of vehicle preparation: inspection, refurbishment, and re-certification of flown boosters; integration of booster and second stage; and attachment of payloads to the stacked vehicle
* Provide technical and operational authority across booster refurbishment, vehicle integration, payload attachment, and vertical integration functions, ensuring rigor and consistency across all of them
* Manage technical and schedule risk across the vehicle preparation portfolio; when schedule slips, personally own and drive the recovery plan rather than simply reporting the…