Spaceflight Manufacturing & Tooling Lead

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior-level Manufacturing and Tooling Development leader to drive tooling, processes, and production systems for an assigned portfolio. You will mentor engineers, manage budgets, and partner across Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, and Engineering to ensure on-time, on-budget execution.

Lead a high-performing team from early careers to senior engineers, with emphasis on automation, new processes, and cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent and 6+ years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, either in an official management capacity or as an informal technical leader.
• Strong track record of managing the technical execution and delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
• Experience creating a collaborative, high-performing environment focused on technical excellence and successful project outcomes.
• Experience supporting programs/projects through the product development lifecycle.
• Deep experience in and understanding of complex manufacturing and production systems, including tooling and process development.
• Demonstrated business acumen, while being comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Project and program management experience throughout the manufacturing and tooling environment.
• Highly effective and professional verbal and written communication skills with internal and external teams.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Own tooling and production planning for your assigned programs to deliver fully integrated and vetted solutions.
• Ensure all production requirements are being met from fabrication/assembly, procurement, and facilities planning efforts for your programs.
• Develop and maintain the operations, tooling, facilities, and equipment (capital) plan for your programs, coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders and rolled up into the M&TD plan.
• Integrate tooling and process development schedules, including in-house development and external vendor studies and designs.
• Ensure consistent application and communication of tooling requirements with production operations, including schedule, capacity planning, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.
• Perform and lead others in the development of project/program plans, managing risks, tracking and reporting status, and resolving blocking issues.
• Translate long-range M&TD objectives into technical objectives and solution approaches for your team’s assignments.
• Contribute program-level inputs to tooling, facilities, process, and systems roadmaps.
• Manage capital and R&D budgets for your portfolio, and analyze and report on budget performance and variance.
• Work with Program, Engineering, and Operations stakeholders to identify opportunities for vertical integration, automation, new process introduction, and general cost reduction.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team of engineers from early career through senior level, fostering a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
• Hire to raise the bar, set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and own performance management and development plans.
• Guide your team’s evaluation and focused development of novel manufacturing technologies, ensuring new capabilities directly support your programs and the long-range production system roadmap.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Manufacturing engineering

Tooling development

Budget management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior-level Manufacturing and Tooling Development leader to drive tooling, processes, and production systems for an assigned portfolio. You will mentor engineers, manage budgets, and partner across Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, and Engineering to ensure on-time, on-budget execution.

Lead a high-performing team from early careers to senior engineers, with emphasis on automation, new processes, and cost reduction.