Director of Electric Propulsion Manufacturing

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Director to own the manufacturing outcomes for its electric propulsion thruster line. You will be the single-threaded leader for Operations of this program, accountable for rate, quality, cost, and people, with full authority over the entire in-program production flow.

You will define value streams, build a production team, and transition from development toward sustained rate production, partnering with design programs to ensure manufacturability from the start.

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.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity and move forward with incomplete information.

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 and demonstrate cycle time at the rate-readiness gate as a committed acceptance number.
• Lead the transition from development build into rate production, including tooling, processes, and work instructions.
• Drive producibility into the product during design and manage the BOM as the product evolves.
• Establish interfaces with quality, supply chain, material planning, and test operations.
• Manage the program's manufacturing operating budget and capital plan, ensuring delivery at cost and rate.
• Set safety and quality culture for a new production team.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Strategy & roadmap

Cycle‑time optimization

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Director to own the manufacturing outcomes for its electric propulsion thruster line. You will be the single-threaded leader for Operations of this program, accountable for rate, quality, cost, and people, with full authority over the entire in-program production flow.

You will define value streams, build a production team, and transition from development toward sustained rate production, partnering with design programs to ensure manufacturability from the start.