Senior Production Systems Lead for Space Manufacturing

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Stock options for regular employees

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a proactive Operations Project Manager to lead the portfolio of manufacturing and supply chain initiatives. You will manage schedules, dependencies, and risks while coordinating cross-functional teams across New Glenn Operations.

In this fast-paced role, you will drive improvements, track relocations, and support L3 teams, contributing to safe, repeatable production and on-time program delivery. Candidates must be US citizens or eligible to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• BS in Operations Research, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering degree.
• Strong analytic skill set and a high degree of proficiency in data mining.
• Outstanding with Excel and manual data analysis.
• Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills.
• Self-Starter.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage the portfolio of operations initiatives: schedules, dependencies, status, and escalations.
• Run the risk and opportunity management process, including resource gaps, schedule delays, and budget constraints.
• Lead or coordinate crisis response: assemble the right people, set the cadence, and track recovery actions.
• Coordinate improvement efforts (for example Sustained Rate Playbook execution) and cross-site work transfer.
• Track execution of work center relocations planned by Role 8, and the actions that come out of Kaizen workshops.
• Serve as the New Glenn Operations representative in cross-functional enterprise programs.
• Maintain integrated project plans and a consolidated view of the team's work for the Senior Manager.
• Provide focal support to L3 teams

Skills

BS in Operations Research/Industrial/\

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Self-starter

Build trust/relationships

US citizen or eligible

Education

BS in Operations Research, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering degree

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a proactive Operations Project Manager to lead the portfolio of manufacturing and supply chain initiatives. You will manage schedules, dependencies, and risks while coordinating cross-functional teams across New Glenn Operations.

In this fast-paced role, you will drive improvements, track relocations, and support L3 teams, contributing to safe, repeatable production and on-time program delivery. Candidates must be US citizens or eligible to work in the U.S.