Technical Project Manager

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL, is seeking a Technical Project Manager to serve as the horizontal integrator for Gen 2 Production Operations. You will report to the Director of Production, Gen 2 Operations and ensure program execution rhythm end-to-end across four senior teams.

The role requires building schedules, managing decision gates, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving production readiness across facilities and tooling clusters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in program or project management within aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience building and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) with large milestone sets.
• Experience owning high-consequence decision gates in fast-paced programs.
• Strong ability to read engineering ICDs, tooling specs, facility drawings, and production rate analyses.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive decision packages.

Responsibilities

• Establish and own the Gen 2 Production Operations program management system and cadence.
• Build and maintain IMS with milestone tracking and delta visibility.
• Identify schedule compression opportunities and de-scope options to meet targets.
• Drive all decision gates to closure with clear options for executives.
• Coordinate across organizations to mitigate conflicts and ensure production readiness.

Skills

Program management

Communication

Scheduling

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

JIRA

MRP/ERP knowledge

Job description

Application Close DateApplications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. 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! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. Project Horizon is Blue Origin's most ambitious manufacturing investment — a purpose-built upper stage production facility targeting first article delivery of the GS2 Gen 2.0 upper stage and scaling to full rate production capability. The Technical Project Manager is the horizontal integrator for the entire Gen 2 Production Operations organization. You will report directly to the Director of Production, Gen 2 Operations and serve as the single point of accountability for program execution rhythm, cross-functional decision gate management, risk tracking, and production readiness convergence across four Senior Manager organizations: Dome-Barrel-Tank Weld-NDT, ES-ISA-Skirts-Final Assembly-Coatings, Manufacturing Engineering, and Business Operations. This role does not manage a production work center — it manages the system that connects all work centers into a coherent, on-schedule program. This is an immediate, high-priority hire. The program infrastructure you build in your first 90 days will define how effectively the entire production organization executes across the program lifecycle. Special Mentions Relocation provided Travel expected up to 10% of the time Shifts available: A shift Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To Program Execution Rhythm

• Establish and own the Gen 2 Production Operations program management system: weekly status cadence, monthly program reviews, decision gate packages, risk register, and action item tracking
• Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in partnership with the Master Scheduler, ensuring all major program milestones are tracked against need dates and forecast dates with explicit delta visibility
• Identify schedule compression opportunities, parallel workstreams, and de-scope options to close gaps between target and forecast dates

Decision Gate Ownership Drive all near-term critical decision gates to closure, including facility layout and requirements definition, workcenter standup, tank design lock, and long-lead purchase orders. Build decision packages that give the Director and VP the information needed to make high-consequence decisions with confidence and speed.

Cross-Functional Integration Serve as the Production Operations representative in all ME&T tooling reviews, ensuring active tooling tickets are tracked against production readiness need dates. Own the production readiness plan for critical tooling clusters and work center activations. Integrate facility activation milestones into the overall production readiness timeline. Coordinate across Senior Manager organizations to eliminate schedule conflicts, resource contention, and interface gaps before they become program risksRisk & Issue Management Own the program risk register — identify, quantify, and track all production risks with mitigation plans and decision deadlines. Escalate unresolved risks to the Director with clear options and recommendations. Drive convergence across data streams between TARGET, ESTIMATED, and CURRENT state program data

MRP & Production System Integrity Partner with the Master Scheduler and Business Operations Planning team to ensure MRP demand signals are accurate and up to date. Own the PFEP (Plan-For-Every-Part) process — ensure the process is established and institutionalized ahead of key production purchase orders. Manage the rate-break PO sequence for GS2.0 and GS2.1 vehicle builds, ensuring each PO is supported by a validated demand signal and design freeze confirmation

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline

• 10+ years of experience in program or project management within aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary programs from facility activation through first article production
• Proven ability to build and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) with large milestone sets across multiple functional organizations
• Experience owning high-consequence decision gates — capital expenditure approvals, supplier selections, design freezes — in a fast-paced program environment
• Strong technical fluency — ability to read and interpret engineering ICDs, tooling specifications, facility drawings, and production rate analyses without requiring translation
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to synthesize complex technical and schedule data into crisp executive decision packages

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification
• Experience in launch vehicle, spacecraft, or large-scale aerospace structure manufacturing programs
• Familiarity with Blue Origin's MRP/ERP systems in a production planning context
• Background in greenfield facility activation or new production line stand-up
• Experience with ITS (Integrated Tooling System), JIRA, or equivalent engineering ticket management systems used for tooling and milestone tracking
• Familiarity with friction stir welding, large-diameter metallic structure fabrication, or cryogenic propellant system manufacturing

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.