Payload Delivery Systems Sr Manager - Constellation Dispensers

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 169,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin in Colorado is seeking a senior aerospace program manager to lead a cross-functional payload delivery systems team for New Glenn. You will direct design reviews, schedule, and customer interface to ensure mission success.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic planning, and the ability to navigate a dynamic launch environment with strong collaboration and inclusion as core values.

Qualifications

• Requires a B.S. in Engineering and 10+ years managing complex aerospace projects.
• Leads teams across multiple disciplines and international travel.
• Ability to earn trust and foster an inclusive culture within the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Payload Delivery Systems team for New Glenn development and operations.
• Coordinate with design, mission management, and launch operations to ensure compliant hardware.
• Review concepts, drawings, test plans, and manufacturing plans for flight readiness.
• Provide leadership in staffing, hiring, and training plans for the team.
• Interface with customers and internal/external partners to align mission requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Aerospace experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel ability

Communication skills

Inclusion culture

Education

B.S. in Engineering (Aerospace/Mechanical/Structural)

Job description

Application close date:

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers to design, develop, and qualify payload delivery systems. In this role you will interact across multiple disciplines within New Glenn (NG) engineering teams, mission management, production, launch operations, and interface with external customers. You and your team will directly impact New Glenn launches. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Conduct trade studies and estimates in support of proposals for external facing customer technical projects.
• Act as a technical advisor and work closely with the engineering design team, mission management, launch operations, production, and launch systems groups to ensure the successful integration of payload requirements.
• Plan and coordinate the resources necessary to successfully design, build, execute testing, and certify hardware for the Customer and Payload Accommodations team.
• Review and approve design concepts, drawings, analysis, test plans, qualification plans, manufacturing and build plans, processes and procedures in support of developing flight ready hardware.
• Work with design and manufacturing teams to identify and resolve technical issues and provide shipside support throughout the product lifecycle.
• Review and report on monthly cost and schedule variances, corrective actions and supporting nance and schedule updates.
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership by supporting stang plans, hiring, and training plans.
• Interface with payload customers to evaluate mission unique requirements and ensure compliance.
• Integration of customer requirements and development of mission Interface Control Documents.
• Ensure payload system requirement validation and implementation with the technical teams.
• Interface with internal and external customers through the mission integration phase, and ensure customer expectations have been met.
• Ensure regulatory requirements, such as FAA/ITAR/Range, have been met.
• Support Business Development interactions with external customers leading to mission integration and launch contracts.
• Lead spacecraft integration and launch contracts ensuring Blue Origin commitments are met on time, on budget, and with success.
• Develop resource-loaded mission Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and coordinate progress with internal and external customers.
• Report status updates to leadership customers, mission management, and maintain open lines of communication.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Structural, or other related field).
• 10+ years managing complex, multi-disciplinary, fast-paced, aerospace projects.
• 5+ years industry experience in launch system, satellite operations, and dispensing systems.
• Adaptable and able to lead a team through changes in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to travel within U.S. and abroad.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Collaborative, constructive, positive, and concise communicator.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exceptional leadership, organizational, team building, and people management skills.
• Experience in development of launch vehicles and dispensing systems.

Base Pay Range for:
CO applicants is $169,008.00 - $236,611.20
WA applicants is $183,807.00 - $257,328.75

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• 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. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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