Principal TPM – Spaceflight Systems Delivery Lead

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Principal TPM to lead and coordinate the release and deployment of large‑scale systems across multiple sites. You will manage internal and external stakeholders across engineering, supply chain, safety, operations, launch, and corporate functions, and report progress to executives.

You will break down complex programs, develop roadmaps, drive efficiency, and apply program‑management best practices to deliver on strategic goals while balancing business and technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Analyze product and technology service strategy and make strategic recommendations.
• Coordinate the design, development, testing, and deployment of features into production across multiple technical teams.
• Create and track project milestones, risks, and dependencies, and describe, own, and prioritize all technical requirements associated with delivery.
• Dive deep to understand the design details of the systems in your area, especially those related to customer interfaces and the expectations for system dependencies.
• Identify which existing systems or services require changes to implement new capabilities, and work with the SDM for each system to estimate the work involved.
• Own the implementation plan across teams and report on progress against technical milestones to stakeholders.
• Understand the significant business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and reasons behind decisions.
• Demonstrate good judgment in how and when to elevate.
• Be data‑oriented, regularly review metrics, and proactively seek out new and improved data/mechanisms for visibility.
• Keep programs aligned with organizational goals.
• Align stakeholder needs while driving mindful discussions that lead to crisp decisions.
• Partner with customers, internal/external teams, and/or engineering teams to determine which projects move forward and in what sequence.
• Write effective narratives and program updates, and present them effectively to stakeholders and the management team.
• Create plans with clear, measurable success criteria and return on investment, while overseeing the gap between teams, processes, and system architectures.
• Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks.
• Help teams and the organization reduce exposure to classic failure modes (e.g., requirements not sufficiently understood/documented, ineffective cross‑team collaboration, long‑term impacts from the use of third‑party technologies, APIs not protected/hardened, insufficient testing/gaps in QA).
• Apply organizational expertise, excellent communication skills, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.
• Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Scheduling and planning

Risk management

Data analysis

Confluence

JIRA

Technical collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Principal TPM to lead and coordinate the release and deployment of large‑scale systems across multiple sites. You will manage internal and external stakeholders across engineering, supply chain, safety, operations, launch, and corporate functions, and report progress to executives.

You will break down complex programs, develop roadmaps, drive efficiency, and apply program‑management best practices to deliver on strategic goals while balancing business and technical