Senior Space Communications Program Lead

Blue Origin; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 20%

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead the end-to-end development and production of advanced communications systems. This role will coordinate multidisciplinary programs spanning Systems Engineering, RF, digital hardware, ASIC, FPGA, embedded software, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and quality.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth with exceptional program leadership, driving alignment across teams, managing dependencies

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of complex communications systems development programs from concept through production.
• Coordinate activities across Systems Engineering, RF, Digital Hardware, ASIC, FPGA, Embedded Software, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality.
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Drive technical planning, program execution, and cross-functional communication throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead engineering program reviews, technical reviews, and executive status meetings.
• Identify technical, schedule, manufacturing, supplier, and integration risks, and drive mitigation plans.
• Coordinate prototype builds, hardware bring-up, system integration, validation, and verification activities.
• Manage external vendors and engineering partners to ensure technical alignment, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Drive action-item closure and accountability across multiple engineering organizations.
• Record program and technical meetings, document decisions, and maintain a methodical system for tracking open items through closure.
• Support design reviews, engineering change management, including ECOs, and manufacturing readiness reviews.

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead the end-to-end development and production of advanced communications systems. This role will coordinate multidisciplinary programs spanning Systems Engineering, RF, digital hardware, ASIC, FPGA, embedded software, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and quality.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth with exceptional program leadership, driving alignment across teams, managing dependencies