Spaceflight Engineering Operations Lead II

Blue Origin LLC; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking an Engineering Operations Lead embedded in the Lunar Transfer Stage System Test team. The role focuses on planning, tracking, and executing test campaigns with rigor and efficiency to support safe human spaceflight.

On-site at Lunar Plant 1 in Merritt Island, FL, the candidate will translate engineering work into structured plans and keep leadership informed of progress, risks, and schedule health.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in project coordination, engineering operations, or program support in a technical environment.
• Ability to build and maintain project schedules and track progress against milestones.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for leadership updates.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated test campaign schedules with milestones and risk flags.
• Translate engineering scope into structured work plans, including tasks and sequencing.
• Support week-to-week planning and execution tracking for the system test team and align program plans with day-to-day operations.
• Prepare regular status updates on cost, schedule, and risk for engineering and program management.
• Identify, escalate, and help recover schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and execution gaps.

Skills

Project coordination

Engineering operations

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

BS or MS in engineering

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking an Engineering Operations Lead embedded in the Lunar Transfer Stage System Test team. The role focuses on planning, tracking, and executing test campaigns with rigor and efficiency to support safe human spaceflight.

On-site at Lunar Plant 1 in Merritt Island, FL, the candidate will translate engineering work into structured plans and keep leadership informed of progress, risks, and schedule health.