AI & Automation Technical Product Manager

Blue Origin LLC; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 141,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC seeks a seasoned professional to lead digital and software initiatives across Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain. You will translate user needs into actionable roadmaps, champion prototyping, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver impactful improvements in a safety-critical aerospace environment.

You’ll collaborate with executives, product owners, and manufacturing partners to ensure scalable, compliant solutions and drive continuous improvement while supporting

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 and customer experiences.
• Experience developing cohesive strategic visions for experience, product, and service challenges.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically.
• Systems engineering and aerospace engineering experience desired.
• Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand user needs and behaviors through research to identify opportunities and solutions.
• Develop strategies enabling future capabilities.
• Use prototyping and experimentation to drive decision-making and measure impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams from executives to supply chain partners in iterative design.
• Document and improve processes and products for supply chain needs.

Skills

Software development

Digital solutions

Human-centered design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Windchill

Jama

ERP

MRP

Job description

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 is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. 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 Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. As part of a hardworking team of systems problem solvers, you will directly support Blue Origin’s success by leading pivotal initiatives that support effective development, testing, verification, certification, and operations of a varied portfolio of supply chain tools that impact all Blue Origin programs. Your role will consist of taking your understanding of our products and procedures and listening to the problems of our key partners across Operations and Engineering to identify new digital and procedural solutions opportunities, create a streamlined well‑defined problem statement, generate options and evaluate various solutions that link directly to the company goals, develop and manage roadmap execution using iterative value delivery in small pieces that improve the work processes that our teams complete, and supervise the implementation of the roadmap results to be sure they are accomplishing the stated value.

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 (internal and external) 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. The processes established will support collecting vital compliance data, improve cycle time, and user acceptance, and will reduce defects and rework 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

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 experience of 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
• Desired Systems engineering and aerospace engineering experience
• Manufacturing experience.
• Ability to communicate at all levels within a matrix organization - Experience working with senior leadership and key partners to manage business changes Experience developing applications around enterprise systems (e.g., Windchill, Jama, ERP, MRP) and their APIs Collaborate with Enterprise campaigns, Engineering and Business Leaders, and Program Partners to evaluate business challenges and shape Continuous Improvement across our engineering processes and toolsets to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.

Base Pay Range for: WA applicants is $141,162.00 - $197,626.80. Other site ranges may differ.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

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We are a mission‑driven company focused on ideas and innovation, and encourage fresh perspectives from bold voices. At Blue, our team is building the future as their unique selves.

Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.

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