Director, MES Product Leadership & AI-Driven Design

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Director of Product Management and Design to lead the MES and Production Planning initiatives on the factory floor. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team of product managers and UX designers, coordinating with software engineering and manufacturing partners to optimize materials, machines, and labor priorities.

You will champion a culture of customer focus, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement while delivering measurable manufacturing improvements and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of product and software experience, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles managing teams.
• Demonstrated experience in the manufacturing or production planning domains, helping manufacturing leaders solve problems through software.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional programs, balance competing priorities, and deliver under schedule and budget constraints.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical topics to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy, roadmap, and priorities for Blue Origin's Manufacturing Execution (MES) and Production Planning systems
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary team of product and UX design
• Champion a culture of customer/user focus, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across all manufacturing and planning domains
• Obsess over results and impact, not just software delivery
• Live on the factory floor in some weeks, solving problems alongside your team and your manufacturing operations partners
• Apply and sharpen your AI skills, both to deliver immediate results and to improve our judgment and thinking
• Develop incredible partnerships with your peer directors and VPs across software engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and Blue Origin's business units like New Glenn

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Director of Product Management and Design to lead the MES and Production Planning initiatives on the factory floor. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team of product managers and UX designers, coordinating with software engineering and manufacturing partners to optimize materials, machines, and labor priorities.

You will champion a culture of customer focus, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement while delivering measurable manufacturing improvements and