Senior Program Manager - Aerospace Hardware & Production

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Program Manager for a family of precision-machining platforms. You will own integrated schedules for machine builds, fleet sustainment, and retrofit campaigns, coordinating design, manufacturing, controls, supply chain, and quality to hit a common date.

You'll manage three overlapping programs on the floor, identify critical paths, and report progress with honesty and urgency to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, or a related technical or program discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of program or project management experience delivering complex hardware - capital equipment, industrial machinery, automation systems, or aerospace hardware.
• Demonstrated ownership of an integrated schedule for a multi-discipline hardware program.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and manage critical path and drive schedule recovery when a program is behind.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through influence rather than direct authority.
• Demonstrated risk management experience - identification, mitigation planning, and escalation.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools (Microsoft Project, Primavera, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and candidly with both engineers and senior leadership, including delivering unwelcome news early.
• Sufficient technical fluency to hold conversations with engineering teams and assess plan credibility.
• Ability to earn trust and contribute to an inclusive culture.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program schedule for machine builds, fleet sustainment, and retrofit campaigns.
• Identify, track, and actively manage the critical path.
• Drive cross-functional execution across design, controls, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and facilities.
• Run the program's recurring operating rhythm with reviews and cross-functional coordination.
• Own the program risk register and elevate with mitigation plans.
• Manage long-lead item planning and schedule integration with supply chain and production control.
• Plan and sequence retrofit and upgrade campaigns across a fielded fleet.
• Track build and commissioning progress against milestone gates and manage handoffs.
• Develop and report program metrics to drive action.
• Deliver clear, honest status reporting with recovery plans.
• Manage scope and change and drive replan as needed.
• Coordinate requirements with engineering and track closure of actions.
• Interface with internal customers and manage expectations against capacity.
• Maintain program documentation for state of record.
• Drive resolution of blockers across boundaries.
• Identify improvements to reduce late surprises.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

ERP/MRP systems

PLM systems

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Program Manager for a family of precision-machining platforms. You will own integrated schedules for machine builds, fleet sustainment, and retrofit campaigns, coordinating design, manufacturing, controls, supply chain, and quality to hit a common date.

You'll manage three overlapping programs on the floor, identify critical paths, and report progress with honesty and urgency to leadership.