Technical Product Manager - TeraWave

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Technical Product Manager II to drive cross-functional execution across hardware, software, and systems workstreams in the TeraWave program. You will translate customer needs into well-defined requirements and help maintain schedule and risk artifacts with guidance from a Senior PM.

The role emphasizes owning scoped workstreams, collaboration with engineering and Sales, and delivering customer-facing deliverables while growing into larger accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, systems engineering, or related technical field.
• 2-5 years of product or technical program management experience.
• Experience with hardware or software engineering to define and track requirements.
• Financial analysis skills: pricing models, dashboards, or unit economics.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to produce clear briefs for stakeholders.
• Familiarity with SLA structures and willingness-to-pay frameworks.
• Ability to earn trust and contribute to an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Voice of the Customer: benchmarking, theme tagging, and summarizing findings.
• Draft clear requirements documents, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor engineering decision log for trades with SLA impact.
• Participate in requirements reviews and provide product input.
• Support benchmarking and willingness-to-pay research.
• Maintain decision logs and action trackers for the program area.
• Update pricing models and segment dashboards.
• Build cross-functional relationships with engineering, PM, and Sales.
• Represent product area in cross-functional groups and engineering reviews.

Skills

Technical PM experience

Requirements writing

Data analysis

Pricing/financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-basedconnectivitywithTeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6Tbpsanywhere on Earth. This network will service tens of thousands of enterprise, data center, and government users who require reliable connectivity for critical operations.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

As a Technical Product Manager II at Blue Origin, you will contribute to execution within one of TeraWave's program domains - supporting hardware, software, and systems workstreams as the program builds toward launch. You will work closely with a Senior PM to translate customer and business needs into well-defined requirements, maintain program visibility tools, and help drive day-to-day execution on your assigned area. This role is built for a technically curious, ownership-oriented PM ready to grow into progressively larger accountability.

You will own clearly scoped workstreams within a TeraWave program domain - supporting customer-facing deliverables, maintaining schedule and risk artifacts, and monitoring the engineering decision log to surface issues before they become surprises. You will build trusted cross-functional relationships and help run the mechanisms that keep the program on track.

Special Mentions:

• Relocation assistance is available for this position
• Travel expectations: ~15-20% for site visits, design reviews, partner meetings, and customer engagements

1. RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Voice of the Customer and Requirements

• Support the voice of the customer (VOC) within your assigned area by conducting benchmarking research, tagging themes in customer feedback, and synthesizing findings into documented summaries.
• Draft clear requirements documents, user stories, and acceptance criteria for a scoped product area or program component; work with a Senior PM to ensure traceability across engineering, operations, and Sales.
• Monitor the engineering decision log for trades with customer or SLA impact; proactively flag items to the Senior PM or Head of Product.
• Participate in requirements reviews and contribute product input for your assigned area.
• Support competitive benchmarking and willingness-to-pay research to inform SLA and pricing inputs for your segment.

Mechanisms and Operating Cadence

• Maintain decision logs, and action trackers for your program area; surface aging items proactively to your manager.
• Support escalation prepared by Senior PMs by providing clear, factual status and risk inputs on your assigned area.

Measurement, Analysis, and Continuous Improvement

• Track schedule and delivery metrics for your assigned workstream; surface variances to your manager with context and a proposed path forward.
• Update pricing comparison models and segment dashboards.

Collaboration

• Build trusted working relationships with engineering, program management, and Sales teams; serve as the reliable point of contact for your assigned workstream.
• Represent your product area in cross-functional working groups and engineering reviews; contribute to clear decisions with documented outcomes.

2. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2-5 years of product or technical program management experience.
• Experience working with hardware or software engineering teams to define, document, and track requirements through a delivery cycle.
• Financial analysis skills: ability to read and contribute inputs to unit economics models, pricing comparison sheets, or segment-level dashboards.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear requirements documents, status narratives, user stories, or program updates that stakeholders can act on.
• Data analysis skills and comfort with product metrics dashboards.
• Familiarity with SLA structure, contract terms, or willingness-to-pay frameworks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to produce clear working-level briefings for cross-functional audiences.
• 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.

3. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with enterprise B2B or government-facing products in aerospace, telecommunications, satellite, or adjacent technical environments.
• Knowledge of satellite communications fundamentals (throughput, latency, coverage, or RF spectrum) preferred; demonstrated ability to become expert in an unfamiliar technical domain.
• Exposure to hardware/software co-development programs: integration planning, test and verification, or operational readiness milestones.
• MBA is optional but valued; equivalent demonstrated product ownership and analytical rigor accepted.

Base Pay Range for: WA applicants is $115,707.00 - $161,988.75

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "Know Your Rights," please see here.

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