Senior Technical Program Manager — Satellite Terminal & RF

Blue Origin LLC; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 231,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin, LLC is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the development of satellite customer terminals and RF ground station infrastructure. The role partners with hardware, embedded software, RF, operations, quality, and supply chain to move programs from concept through production and deployment.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in complex hardware programs, experience with contract manufacturers, and proven ability to deliver on aggressive timelines while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or software engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of technical program management or related leadership experience in complex hardware, embedded systems, telecom, aerospace, or network infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional programs from development through production and deployment.
• Strong understanding of hardware development, embedded software, RF systems, manufacturing, and system integration.
• Experience managing programs with contract manufacturers, external suppliers, and technical partners.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments, structure problems, and create execution clarity.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using metrics to drive decisions and solve problems.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent programs and deliver against aggressive timelines.

Responsibilities

• Own program execution for customer terminal development across multiple engineering teams.
• Build integrated schedules, milestone plans, dependency maps, and risk registers for hardware, firmware, RF, test, compliance, and manufacturing workstreams.
• Drive weekly program reviews, action tracking, and executive reporting with clear status, blockers, decisions, and next steps.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across hardware, embedded software, RF systems, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality.
• Establish program mechanisms for issue escalation, change control, requirement tracking, and decision logging.
• Partner with engineering leads to identifying technical risks early and drive mitigation plans to closure.
• Support development of manufacturing readiness, validation plans, and factory ramp activities for customer terminals and RF ground stations.
• Work with contract manufacturers and external vendors to manage build schedules, deliverables, and quality outcomes.
• Ensure test, deployment, and field-readiness plans are defined for both terminal and ground station systems.
• Track cost, schedule, performance, and yield metrics; highlight deviations and drive corrective action.
• Communicate clearly and frequently with leadership, ensuring alignment on priorities and tradeoffs.
• Help create repeatable program processes that improve velocity, accountability, and predictability across teams.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or software engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in electrical, mechanical or software engineering, or related field

Job description

Blue Origin, LLC is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the development of satellite customer terminals and RF ground station infrastructure. The role partners with hardware, embedded software, RF, operations, quality, and supply chain to move programs from concept through production and deployment.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in complex hardware programs, experience with contract manufacturers, and proven ability to deliver on aggressive timelines while maintaining