Industrial Engineer: Spaceflight Ops & Production Lead

Blue Origin; Florida; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer with PM responsibilities to lead major program outcomes and mentor teams. You will guide root-cause analyses, perform trade studies with the design teams, and serve as the technical contact during build execution.

You will monitor product health across producibility, schedule, and budget, and collaborate across functions to deliver safe, high-quality spaceflight hardware on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• ABET accreditation preferred or other accredited equivalents considered.
• Advanced understanding of engineering fundamentals across the development cycle: requirements, fabrication, assembly, verification, test, refurbishment.
• 2+ years in industrial/manufacturing engineering and PM/PMO roles in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience setting technical direction and trade-off frameworks for architectures and performance.
• Product leadership with significant technical PM responsibility and depth.
• Experience in fast-paced dynamic organizations with planning, budget, schedule, quality and reporting responsibilities.
• Experience driving a product from concept to production.
• Excellent written, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong written and verbal communication; strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability in financial and data analysis/monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Own the successful completion of major program outcomes through informal leadership of project and technical work teams; mentor others.
• Lead development of recovery and root cause/corrective action analyses.
• Perform trade studies with vehicle level and subsystem design teams to enable fabrication and integration of parts.
• Follow the build onto the floor and be the technical point of contact during build execution.
• Monitor and report on product health (producibility, schedule adherence, budget) through build and delivery.
• Identify inputs, constraints, and deficiencies of the build plan and collaborate with functions to implement delivery solutions.
• Apply program management principles to develop executable plans and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
• Manage production schedule targets with the responsibility to analyze, manage, and report on schedule performance and variance.
• Manage production budget targets with the responsibility to analyze, manage, and report on budget performance and variance.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Analytical skills

Schedule management

Budget management

Problem solving

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

ABET accreditation preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer with PM responsibilities to lead major program outcomes and mentor teams. You will guide root-cause analyses, perform trade studies with the design teams, and serve as the technical contact during build execution.

You will monitor product health across producibility, schedule, and budget, and collaborate across functions to deliver safe, high-quality spaceflight hardware on time.