Senior Space Systems Operations Lead

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 134,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Engineering Operations Lead to serve as the operational backbone of the MK2 Crew Systems product team in Colorado. You will own the Rhythm of Business, manage the IMS, budgets, and DAC planning, and coordinate cross-functional efforts with NASA partners to ensure on-time, safe, and efficient crew systems delivery.

The role requires a strong track record in aerospace operations, excellent stakeholder skills, and the ability to adapt to shifting priorities while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 8+ years in program operations, engineering operations, or technical project management in aerospace or related field.
• Demonstrated experience owning an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) including baselining and cross-program schedule integration.
• Demonstrated Jira experience.
• Proven ability to own and improve complex, cross-functional processes with minimal direction.
• Experience leading or co-leading formal engineering reviews and managing related artifacts.
• Experience with program budget/EAC tracking and WBS/schedule integration.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Establish and run the Crew Systems Rhythm of Business with daily/weekly updates.
• Own and drive the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and baseline maintenance.
• Own product team budget tracking and support EAC inputs with Finance.
• Coordinate efforts across engineering, planning, supply chain, manufacturing, and NASA partners.
• Own quarterly DAC planning and coordinate readiness for major reviews.
• Lead planning for major reviews and prepare review expectations memos.
• Support and train Responsible Engineers in managing schedule, budget, and DAC execution.

Skills

IMS ownership

Jira

Confluence

Budget tracking

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Program operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or related technical field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Engineering Operations Lead to serve as the operational backbone of the MK2 Crew Systems product team in Colorado. You will own the Rhythm of Business, manage the IMS, budgets, and DAC planning, and coordinate cross-functional efforts with NASA partners to ensure on-time, safe, and efficient crew systems delivery.

The role requires a strong track record in aerospace operations, excellent stakeholder skills, and the ability to adapt to shifting priorities while