AI & Automation Product Lead — Space Operations

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a senior software and supply chain leader to drive digital solutions across Operations and Engineering. You will translate user needs into streamlined processes, prototype capabilities, and manage roadmaps delivering measurable value.

With 10+ years in software in aerospace or safety-critical settings, you will champion human-centered design, collaborate across a matrix of partners, and influence strategy while supporting travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent industry experience.
• 10+ years track record of building software or digital solutions.
• Aerospace industry experience or equivalent safety-critical environment.
• Strong appreciation for human-centered design, outstanding customer experiences, and collaboration with creative partners.
• Consistent track record of developing cohesive, compelling strategic visions for experience, product, and service challenges.
• Support up to 10% of domestic travel to engage key partners and support training.

Responsibilities

• Understand user's needs and behaviors through collaborative research methodologies, interviews, and workshops to identify new opportunities and solutions around the future of safe, reliable, reusable propulsion systems
• Develop strategies and approaches that will enable the capabilities of the future. Use prototyping & experimentation to drive decision-making and measure the impact of the experiences we're building quantitatively
• Collaborate closely with multi-functional team members and a broad set of partners from business executives, design and research partners, product owners, and supply chain teams through an iterative design process for framing, problem-solving, and synthesis of design problems.
• Establish, document, and improve processes and products specific to supply chain needs consistent with innovative processes while maintaining the speed, agility, and efficiency of a startup operation.
• Champion thoughtful, well-rounded experiences and create clear and concise design strategies for achieving them across emerging and often ambiguous intersections of technology and human experiences.
• Scout and propose innovative technologies in a wide variety of business areas (e.g., engineering, analysis, operations, testing, verification)
• Develop and communicate tool roadmaps and plans to leadership and partners
• Evaluate and facilitate commercial software purchases and deployment in a fast-paced environment
• We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Skills

Software development

Human-centered design

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Windchill

Jama

ERP

MRP

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a senior software and supply chain leader to drive digital solutions across Operations and Engineering. You will translate user needs into streamlined processes, prototype capabilities, and manage roadmaps delivering measurable value.

With 10+ years in software in aerospace or safety-critical settings, you will champion human-centered design, collaborate across a matrix of partners, and influence strategy while supporting travel up to 10%.