New Glenn Sr. Manager, Upper Stage Upgrades

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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!

We are a 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 Origins vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As the Upgrades Manager for New Glenns Upper Stage Development team you will lead a group of engineers responsible for defining integrating and delivering current and future upgrades. The team includes single-threaded leaders technical program managers systems engineers analysts configuration engineers and design engineers.

You will help define the strategic direction of the New Glenn upper stage upgrades portfolio. You will prioritize upgrades and align the teams work with New Glenn program objectives. You will own the integrated technical and programmatic execution of the portfolio including scope requirements design integration configuration verification planning schedule risk and delivery.

You will work closely with engineering program management manufacturing integration test operations mission assurance and other program leaders to align resources resolve multi-functional issues and support delivery of upgrade objectives. You will coordinate across these functions to maintain insight into schedule resource and budget performance system safety risk test planning technical performance configuration and issue resolution.

This role requires a leader who can provide clear technical direction make sound decisions in ambiguous situations and build trust across organizational boundaries. You will develop your team maintain accountability create space for concerns to be raised early and empower them to deliver strong technical results.

We are looking for someone who can apply strong leadership technical judgment and a commitment to quality to advance safe reliable and repeatable spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of 510 engineers and technical leaders including performance management work assignment coaching training and career development.
• Lead the planning technical integration execution and delivery of upper stage incremental upgrades.
• Help shape the strategic direction of the upgrades portfolio and prioritize current and future upgrade work.
• Define and manage upgrade scope sequencing assumptions dependencies interfaces configuration applicability verification plans and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate across engineering manufacturing integration test operations mission assurance and program management to resolve issues and maintain alignment through delivery.
• Identify and communicate technical and programmatic risks develop mitigation plans and drive actions to closure or an acceptable level of risk.
• Track schedule staffing technical performance product metrics and alignment with the Integrated Master Schedule; escalate constraints and recommend corrective actions when needed.
• Communicate status critical paths risks decisions and recommended actions to program and executive leadership while fostering a culture of trust accountability inclusion and early escalation.

• Bachelors degree in engineering or another technical field.
• 8 years of experience leading complex technical projects or teams in aerospace or another highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated success delivering hardware or technical programs through design analysis manufacturing integration or test.
• Strong strategic judgment with the ability to set priorities make tradeoffs manage risk and maintain progress in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Experience with systems engineering principles requirements management and verification and validation.
• Strong written verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Experience using scheduling work-management and collaboration tools such as Primavera P6 Microsoft Project Jira Confluence or Tableau.

• Advanced degree in engineering aerospace engineering engineering management business administration or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Direct experience with launch vehicle or space system integration and test.
• Progressively responsible experience in technical leadership people management or project management within aerospace or another high-reliability industry.
• Experience across multiple phases of the product life cycle including design analysis manufacturing integration test and operations.
• Experience managing hardware upgrades configuration changes or block upgrades within an active production program.
• Experience with Earned Value Management principles and cost and schedule performance reporting.
• Project Management Professional Six Sigma Black Belt Lean Manufacturing or similar certification.

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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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