Space Communications Program Lead — End-to-End Delivery

Blue Origin; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 20% of the time

Technical assessment interview

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end development and production of advanced communications systems. The role coordinates 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 Communications Systems and Silicon

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience leading complex technical programs.
• Experience managing communications systems, networking, wireless, aerospace, or other complex hardware and software products.
• Experience leading programs across the complete product lifecycle (architecture, design, prototype, integration, validation, manufacturing, production).
• Experience coordinating cross-functional engineering organizations without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of hardware and embedded systems development processes.
• Experience managing technical schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, and executive communications.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and external development partners.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex technical issues and drive data-informed decisions.

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 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 alignment and on-time delivery.
• Drive action-item closure and accountability across multiple engineering organizations.
• Record meetings, document decisions, and track issues through closure.
• Support design reviews, ECOs, and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Partner with engineering leadership to balance tradeoffs across schedule, cost, quality, and performance.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and program metrics to communicate progress and decisions.
• Drive programs through NPI, manufacturing release, and production ramp.

Skills

Program leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Systems engineering

Technical depth

Risk management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end development and production of advanced communications systems. The role coordinates 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 Communications Systems and Silicon