Manager Asset Development Reliability

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were 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!

As Operations Reliability Manager for Asset Development you will stand up and lead Blue Origins Asset Development Reliability (ADR) function building reliability into new assets tooling GSE and launch infrastructure before they reach operations. ADR spans two functions Design Reliability and Asset Introduction and exists to ensure reliability is engineered in up front. Passion for our mission and vision is required.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Build and lead the ADR team across the Design Reliability and Asset Introduction functions including hiring mentoring and developing reliability engineers at multiple levels.
• Own reliability engineering inputs into the design of new assets GSE tooling and launch infrastructure including requirements FMEA criticality maintainability and critical spares.
• Establish and run the reliability gate for asset introduction ensuring new assets are commissioned validated and transitioned into operations to a defined reliability standard.
• Partner with Design Ground Systems Development Maintenance and Operations to drive reliability requirements upstream into the design phase.
• Set priorities and balance demand across the teams two functions against program needs and the launch-rate ramp.
• Represent ADR in reviews escalations and cross-organizational decisions; communicate reliability risk and recommendations to leadership.
• Ability to support off-shift or weekend work during critical builds or investigations.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5 years in engineering manufacturing test or operations in a complex hardware environment.
• 2 years leading engineers or technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience in reliability engineering methods such as FMEA RCA criticality analysis maintainability and reliability requirements development.
• Experience driving reliability or design inputs across organizational boundaries with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace launch or other high-reliability operations environments.
• Experience standing up a new team or function from the ground up.
• Reliability certification such as ASQ CRE or formal reliability engineering training.
• Experience with asset introduction commissioning and transition of new hardware or systems into sustained operations.
• Experience with large assembly and tooling fabrication ground systems or GSE.
• Familiarity with vendor oversight and acceptance verifying reliability and quality requirements are met before delivery.

Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: 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.

• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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