Senior Technical Program Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Stock options

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for the DESA Software Development Engineering team in Seattle. You will own planning, architecture, and delivery of cross-organizational software programs spanning Enterprise Technology and New Glenn, coordinating multiple software teams from design through production deployment.

You will decompose objectives into actionable workstreams, drive the annual planning cycle, and manage scope, schedule, budget, and risks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technical program management for software systems.
• Experience leading year-scale programs across multiple software orgs.
• Strong technical fluency to discuss architecture, APIs and design tradeoffs.
• Experience with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk management.
• Definition and tracking of non-functional requirements and KPIs/SLAs.
• Proven ability to drive annual planning and roadmaps at director level or above.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present to VP/L1 stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.

Responsibilities

• Decompose business objectives into interconnected workstreams and program plans engineering teams can execute against.
• Own and drive the annual planning cycle and development roadmap for your program areas.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across the full program lifecycle - from initiation through production deployment.
• Define and maintain program milestones, resource estimates, risks, and dependencies - including non-functional requirements.
• Own solution architecture and interface definitions in partnership with engineering leads; understand system workflows, APIs, design constraints, and operational gotchas.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, balance business needs against technical constraints, and provide escalation management across ET and New Glenn.
• Serve as the primary coordinator for technical escalations.
• Lead security reviews and QA coordination for programs in scope.
• Define and track KPIs and SLAs for programs in your portfolio.
• Communicate program status clearly to senior leadership (Director and L1).
• Mentor junior members across the team up to Level III.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-org coordination

Technical fluency

Scope planning

Non-functional requirements & KPIs

Roadmap planning (director level)

Communication

USC/PR status

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Primavera P6

Tableau

SQL

Excel power features

Job description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

Blue Origin's Digital Engineering & Systems Architecture (DESA) Software Development Engineering team builds and operates the foundational platforms that power Blue's enterprise and mission systems. Our work spans New Glenn, Enterprise Technology, Engines, and Lunar organizations (and beyond!) - connecting internal product teams, engineering programs, and operational customers through scalable, well-governed software capabilities.

As a Senior Technical Program Manager on the DESA team, you will own the planning and delivery of complex, cross-organizational software programs that cut across Enterprise Technology and New Glenn. You will convert business and stakeholder requirements into structured technical plans, define solution architecture and interface requirements, and coordinate execution across multiple software teams from design through production deployment.

Your programs will span:

• Enterprise change management: coordinating software change across integrated systems
• Platform onboarding: planning and delivering onboarding of teams and capabilities onto Blue's enterprise platforms
• Architectural standards: developing and socializing architectural patterns and standards across software organizations

You will also serve as the primary TPM interface for customers whose work spans New Glenn, managing technical dependencies, escalations, and delivery commitments across organizational boundaries.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Decompose business objectives into interconnected workstreams and program plans engineering teams can execute against
• Own and drive the annual planning cycle and development roadmap for your program areas
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across the full program lifecycle - from initiation through production deployment
• Define and maintain program milestones, resource estimates, risks, and dependencies - including non-functional requirements
• Own solution architecture and interface definitions in partnership with engineering leads; understand system workflows, APIs, design constraints, and operational "gotchas"
• Anticipate bottlenecks, balance business needs against technical constraints, and provide escalation management across ET and New Glenn
• Serve as the primary coordinator for technical escalations
• Lead security reviews and QA coordination for programs in scope
• Define and track KPIs and SLAs for programs in your portfolio
• Communicate program status clearly to senior leadership (Director and L1)
• Mentor junior members across the team up to Level III

Minimum qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management for software systems
• Demonstrated ability to own year-scale programs across multiple software organizations simultaneously
• Strong technical fluency: you can engage credibly with engineers on architecture, APIs, and system design tradeoffs
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across cross-functional software programs
• Experience defining and tracking non-functional requirements and KPIs/SLAs
• Track record of driving annual planning and shaping roadmaps at a director-level program area or above
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to VP/L1 stakeholders
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status required

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with enterprise platform onboarding or migration programs
• Familiarity with change management tooling or release orchestration systems
• Prior work spanning both enterprise technology and a hardware/mission-facing org
• Experience with high-scale distributed services
• Experience mentoring or building TPM program management practices
• Proficiency with advanced project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Primavera P6) and data analysis tools (e.g., Tableau, SQL, or Excel power features)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile/Scrum certification

Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "Know Your Rights," please see here .

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