Test Program Manager III

Application close date:

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will help define and manage Structural and integrated vehicle test campaigns for the New Glenn 9X4 9E Booster. In this role, you'll work closely with our systems engineering and design teams to ensure structural and integrated testing is adequately scoped and executed. You'll engage with our test engineering team to ensure test objectives and requirements can be met. Most importantly, you'll push the team forward though key technical decisions and troubleshooting of emergent issues. You will act as the program project focal to manage the entire project scope, which includes developing, managing, and reporting on resource-loaded schedules, test budgets, staffing needs, program risk, and variances to the plan. This position is based in either our Kent WA or Florida facility, although regular travel to our Florida test facilities will be necessary.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive plans to execute New Glenn 9E Structural test campaigns.
• Develop comprehensive plans to execute New Glenn Stage integrated test campaigns.
• Coordinate with test article owners, design engineers, test engineers, production test engineering, and procurement to ensure all aspects of the tests are executing to plan.
• Manage Ground Support equipment required for testing
• Manage key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areas such as: budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, test schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans
• Identify risk, document, communicate, develop mitigation plans and drive to an acceptable level
• Communicate status, critical paths, challenges, and recommended solutions

​Budget:

• Set a clear baseline of scope for each test campaign
• Track budgets and manage implementation of capital equipment, test equipment, and test articles
• Develop change assessments and find alternatives to mitigate budget increases.
• Deliver actionable insights on financial performance and opportunities to reduce costs without impacting performance

Schedule:

• Develop and manage detailed schedules for all test activities and coordinate progress with higher level IMS.
• Perform schedule baseline change control, collect and track performance, conduct critical path and variance analyses
• Provide regular updates to all stakeholders on progress and risks to meet overall schedule
• Collaborate with purchasing and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of test article hardware, instrumentation, and GSE
• Ensure resource and facility conflicts are resolved.

Qualifications:

• B.S. Business, B.S. Engineering or related feild
• 5+ years’ experience leading projects
• 5-8 years of business analysis, industrial engineering, methods analysis, or consulting experience
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytic skill set and a high degree of proficiency in data mining
• Exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis
• Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Experience working with Business Intelligence tools
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

Desired:

• Mechanical Engineering degree
• MBA or Advanced degree
• Previous direct experience with test campaign planning and execution
• Project Management Certification (PMP)
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, SQL, MySQL

Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• 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 one to be on a military installation
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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 company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's 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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