Senior Quality Program Manager, Aerospace & Space Systems

Blue Origin; Hutto (TX); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Program Quality Leader to drive quality strategy across product lifecycles in a high-reliability aerospace environment. You will coordinate with program and site Quality teams, establish readiness criteria, and lead initiatives for continuous improvement using AI analytics.

The role emphasizes safety, mission assurance, and cross-functional collaboration across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Engineering, with a focus on scalable quality infrastructure for production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years in aerospace/defense or high-reliability hardware with at least 3 years in a quality engineering role.
• Experience leading or integrating Quality for a complex hardware program across multiple functions/sites.
• Knowledge of AS9100/ISO9001 quality systems and AI tools for quality improvement.
• Familiarity with APQP, FAI/PPAP, nonconformance/MRB, RCCA, and quality metrics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Quality focal point for program leadership and conduit between the program and functional/site Quality organizations.
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Program Quality Plan and Quality strategy across the product lifecycle.
• Present Quality status, metrics, risks, resource needs, and readiness to program and Quality leadership.
• Lead and support program-level risk boards, material review activities, corrective action boards, and resolution of systemic Quality issues.
• Establish and monitor readiness criteria, risks, actions, and required artifacts at major milestones.

Skills

Program Quality Leadership

Quality Metrics

AI for Quality

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Quality, or related technical discipline

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Program Quality Leader to drive quality strategy across product lifecycles in a high-reliability aerospace environment. You will coordinate with program and site Quality teams, establish readiness criteria, and lead initiatives for continuous improvement using AI analytics.

The role emphasizes safety, mission assurance, and cross-functional collaboration across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Engineering, with a focus on scalable quality infrastructure for production