Director of Electric Propulsion Manufacturing

Blue Origin LLC; Central (TX); On-site; USD 203,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Director to own the manufacturing outcome for the electric propulsion thruster line, delivering rate, quality, cost, and people capability. You will define value streams, establish interfaces with quality and supply chain, and build a high-performance production team.

You will guide the transition from development to rate production, qualify tooling and processes, and own the program’s budget and safety culture as the organization scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in manufacturing, production, supply chain, or operations, including 5+ years leading manufacturing organizations.
• Direct, hands-on experience taking a new product or production line from development into rate production.
• Experience carrying a product through a production-readiness or rate-readiness gate, and owning the cycle-time and capability evidence presented at it.
• Experience building an organization — defining structure, hiring leaders, and developing a team through significant growth.
• Line management of both salaried professionals and craft or technician populations.
• Ability to travel frequently, up to approximately 35%.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, roadmap, and priorities for successful manufacturing outcomes of the electric propulsion thruster line — delivery rate, quality, cost, and the people who produce it.
• Build the production organization. Define the value streams, stand up production control and manufacturing engineering, and hire and develop the leadership beneath you as the program scales.
• Own the get-to-rate plan. Define the path from development build to sustained rate production, and demonstrate cycle time at the rate-readiness gate.
• Lead the transition from development build into rate production, including tooling qualification, processes, and work instructions.
• Drive producibility into the product during design, and own the manufacturing view of the bill of materials as the product evolves.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing

Operations

Program management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline

Tools

Lean training

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Director to own the manufacturing outcome for the electric propulsion thruster line, delivering rate, quality, cost, and people capability. You will define value streams, establish interfaces with quality and supply chain, and build a high-performance production team.

You will guide the transition from development to rate production, qualify tooling and processes, and own the program’s budget and safety culture as the organization scales.