Aerospace Technical Project Manager II: Lead Spaceflight

Blue Origin; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior TPM to lead program management for New Glenn’s fluid systems builds. You will coordinate across engineering, operations, and supply chain to ensure on-time delivery, risk management, and cross-functional alignment with senior leadership.

The role requires a technical background, delivery focus, and experience with complex aerospace hardware. Candidates should be US citizens or eligible for work in the US and possess strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. degree in engineering or a similar technical field
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience, preferably with aerospace hardware or complex technical systems.
• Possess high attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills
• Strong knack for troubleshooting and quick thinking to keep the project moving forward
• Proficiency in MS Project
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results
• Working knowledge of configuration management principles and practices
• Working familiarity with data analytics and KPI generation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• 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

Responsibilities

• Define program operations and engineering strategies to meet program performance and production objectives
• Drive program strategies through implementation through assignment of projects and tasks, funding and budget tracking, and integration with key stakeholders
• Act as the functional lead in all aspects of strategic technical projects and tasks
• Effectively collaborate with the supporting functions to maintain project schedules
• Perform and lead others in the execution and facilitation of specific project plans, managing risks, tracking, reporting on status, and resolving blocking issues
• Work independently towardlong‑range objectives without appreciable direction and determine the technical objectives of assignments to develop approaches to solutions
• Apply program management principles in the development of executable plans and implementation of creative solutions to complex problem
• Develop data‑driven insights grounded in KPIs for effective Senior Leadership decision‑making
• Generate reporting and presentations for Senior Leadership level

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Data analytics

KPI generation

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

B.S./B.A. degree in engineering or similar technical field

Tools

MS Project

Primavera (P6)

CREO

Windchill

Jira

Confluence

Tableau

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior TPM to lead program management for New Glenn’s fluid systems builds. You will coordinate across engineering, operations, and supply chain to ensure on-time delivery, risk management, and cross-functional alignment with senior leadership.

The role requires a technical background, delivery focus, and experience with complex aerospace hardware. Candidates should be US citizens or eligible for work in the US and possess strong communication skills.