Senior Space Manufacturing Programs Lead

Blue Origin; Van Horn (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead capital equipment procurement and factory activation across manufacturing and supply chain. You will manage cross-functional teams, develop schedules, and report KPIs to executives, ensuring on-time readiness of new production lines and facilities.

You will coordinate with EHS, utilities, and contractors while driving multi-million dollar CapEx budgets and key supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• B.S. in engineering, business management, or similar.
• 8+ years of experience in technical program/project management, manufacturing engineering, or hardware operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional hardware development or manufacturing automation projects.
• Proven track record of managing multi-million dollar budgets and vendor/supplier relationships for custom capital equipment.
• Excellent communication skills, with verified experience presenting technical roadmaps and risk postures to executive-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project schedules.
• Lead and develop cross-functional teams in executing capital equipment procurement, installation, and activation.
• Engage with supply chain and manufacturing operations teams to ensure on-time activation of the factory and subsequent work centers.
• Develop tools and processes for increasing the efficiency of the engineering team.
• Establish, track, and report on KPIs regarding factory readiness, equipment throughput, and yield metrics to executive leadership.
• Identify, mitigate, and escalate program risks, schedule slips, and bottlenecks across multiple engineering and operations disciplines.
• Manage CapEx tracking and optimization for multi-million dollar equipment procurement and facility build-outs.
• Facilitate New Product Introduction (NPI) phase gates, driving the transition of satellite hardware from engineering prototypes to scalable, high-rate manufacturing.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Education

B.S. in engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Primavera P6

Tableau

SQL

Excel Power Features

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead capital equipment procurement and factory activation across manufacturing and supply chain. You will manage cross-functional teams, develop schedules, and report KPIs to executives, ensuring on-time readiness of new production lines and facilities.

You will coordinate with EHS, utilities, and contractors while driving multi-million dollar CapEx budgets and key supplier relationships.