Space Vehicle Integration Lead — GS2 Production

Frontdoor Defense; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Education assistance

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin in Titusville, FL seeks a GS2 Production Vehicle Integration Leader to direct final assembly and handover of the Space Vehicle GS2. You will coordinate across design, manufacturing, and test to optimize the manufacturing flow from start to finish and drive risk-based decisions.

The role combines technical leadership with program management, requiring strong communication and the ability to guide small teams in a fast-paced hardware environment for spaceflight programs.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in supporting complex engineered products.
• 2+ years of project management or system integration experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams on fast-paced hardware and flight projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Direct work within operations to support GS2 Integration activities.
• Coordinate with design, manufacturing, test engineering, supply chain and other ops teams to enable successful rocket integration.
• Decide build sequence and schedule to optimize efficiency and meet timelines.
• Provide engineering direction on off-nominal and discrepant situations to keep production moving.
• Own the end-to-end build flow and report progress to leadership, enabling recovery and continuous improvement of execution.
• Work to decrease unit lead time and cost to lower the cost of access to space.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver verification artifacts for transfer to operations.

Skills

Project management

System integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

B.S. in aerospace/ mechanical/ industrial/ manufacturing engineering

Tools

EVM

Job description

Blue Origin in Titusville, FL seeks a GS2 Production Vehicle Integration Leader to direct final assembly and handover of the Space Vehicle GS2. You will coordinate across design, manufacturing, and test to optimize the manufacturing flow from start to finish and drive risk-based decisions.

The role combines technical leadership with program management, requiring strong communication and the ability to guide small teams in a fast-paced hardware environment for spaceflight programs.