Senior Quality Program Manager, Space Systems

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; 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

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Senior Quality Program Manager to ensure quality requirements are defined, integrated, and achieved across the program lifecycle. You will be the primary link between program leadership and functional quality teams, driving disciplined execution and readiness for development, testing, and production.

You will develop scalable quality processes for advanced technology products in the communications and connectivity space, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, supply

Qualifications

• Experience developing or managing program quality plans and processes.
• Ability to lead through influence across functional boundaries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and data-driven thinking.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary quality point of contact for program leadership and as a conduit between the program and functional quality organizations.
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Program Quality Plan and overall quality strategy across the product lifecycle.
• Present quality status, performance metrics, risks, resource needs, and readiness assessments to program and quality leadership.
• Establish and maintain quality requirements, objectives, processes, and operating mechanisms.
• Integrate quality planning into program schedules, technical reviews, development activities, testing, manufacturing, and production-readiness efforts.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, test, supply chain, program management, and other functional organizations to ensure quality requirements are understood and achieved.
• Identify quality and execution risks, develop mitigation plans, and drive issues to effective resolution.
• Develop practical, scalable quality solutions that support evolving program and operational needs.
• Monitor program performance, identify trends, and lead continuous-improvement efforts.
• Promote accountability, technical rigor, product integrity, and attention to detail across the organization.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external partners regarding quality requirements, status, risks, and corrective actions.
• Support the transition from development into efficient, predictable, and scalable manufacturing.
• Work with minimal direction, exercise sound judgment, and adapt effectively to changing priorities.

Skills

Quality assurance

Manufacturing

Test operations

Engineering

Program management

Risk management

Data analysis

Leadership

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Senior Quality Program Manager to ensure quality requirements are defined, integrated, and achieved across the program lifecycle. You will be the primary link between program leadership and functional quality teams, driving disciplined execution and readiness for development, testing, and production.

You will develop scalable quality processes for advanced technology products in the communications and connectivity space, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, supply