Technical Project Manager II

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off up to four weeks per year

401(k) with company match

Stock options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin is looking for a Technical Project Manager II to join their Operations team in Florida. This individual will direct rocket vehicle integration activities and ensure seamless coordination across engineering, test, and operations functions to drive optimized manufacturing flow.

The ideal candidate should have a B.S. degree in engineering and 1+ years of project management experience, along with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset. The role includes significant influence, requiring leadership to deliver integrated vehicles successfully.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in designing or supporting complex engineered products.
• 1+ years of project management or system integration experience.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and manage small teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools to help production teams coordinate activities.
• Facilitate efforts of multi-functional teams to enable successful rocket integration.
• Manage build flow and report progress to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Education

B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering; physics

Job description

Application 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!

Job Profile:

Technical Project Manager II

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. It includes manufacturing and supply chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. We are seeking a highly skilled project manager to join our Operations team. The selected candidate will be responsible for directing rocket vehicle integration activities, ensuring seamless coordination across engineering, test, and operation functions to drive an optimized manufacturing flow from start to finish. While this role is an individual contributor position, the influence of the role is significant requiring both technical and personnel leadership to provide high-level direction to the team to deliver the integrated vehicle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop tools to help production teams coordinate day-to-day activities
• Liaise and facilitate the efforts of a broad multi-functional group including design, manufacturing, and test engineering as well as supply chain and other operations teams to enable successful integration of the rocket
• Broad accountability to make informed decisions regarding build sequence and schedule to optimize efficiency and meet project timelines
• Triage and provide engineering direction on off nominal and discrepant situations to enable production to move forward
• Take ownership of the entire build flow, including reporting progress and challenges to leadership, recovery planning, and continuous improvement of execution
• Manage optimization activities to decrease unit lead time and cost to radically reduce the cost of access to space
• Mitigate risks and manage impacts to ensure project objectives are achieved
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to deliver the required verification artifacts at completion of build to successfully transfer the rocket into operational service

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering; physics; or other major requiring engineering or manufacturing core courses
• 2‑4 years of experience in designing, developing, or supporting complex engineered products
• 1+ years of project management or system integration experience
• Enjoy leading and participating in highly collaborative efforts and a desire to lead and manage small teams on a fast‑paced hardware and flight projects
• Demonstrated ability building trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results
• Demonstrated experience with core project management status skills including logic‑linked scheduling, budget and schedule variance tracking, and reporting project to leadership
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience communicating with teams of varying sizes
• Ability to earn trust and build positive, professional, and inclusive relationships

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with budget and Cost Account Management such as EVM
• Experience with risk management, configuration management, requirements management
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering, or similar experience working in vehicle integration and test
• Experience across multiple portions of the product life cycle
• Experience with human spaceflight or high‑performance systems

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic and supplemental life insurance; paid parental leave; short- and long‑term disability; 401(k) with company match up to 5%; Education Support Program; stock options for regular employees; paid time off up to four 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 bonuses and other benefits; eligibility is not guaranteed and may change

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 workforce. We hire and promote people on the basis of qualifications, performance, and abilities, and support a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. All qualified applicants and employees have equal opportunity for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, irrespective of protected characteristics. Blue Origin considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

Background Check Requirements:

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for certain job profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if the role requires presence on a military installation
• Required for certain job profiles: Drivers operating commercial motor vehicles that meet or exceed 10,001 lbs. or transport hazardous materials may be subject to additional regulations, including driver qualification files, medical certification, drug and alcohol testing, and hazardous material training
• Required for certain job profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, including pre‑employment and random drug testing and DOT physical