Technical Project Manager II - Space Systems

blueorigin; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, Vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Short and long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on Project Manager within the Operations group to drive design-to-production readiness for launch hardware. You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to manage budgets, schedules, tooling, and risk while delivering critical flight and R&D hardware.

The role emphasizes clear communication, rigorous analysis, and timely escalation of issues to leadership, contributing to a high-velocity aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and communication skills in technical work environments.
• Experience in project management in a technical environment.
• Self-starter with a strong bias for action.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and balancing internal and external schedules.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive relationships, and contribute to inclusion.
• US citizenship or permanent resident status or eligible for work in the US.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of artifacts required to take assigned Work Centers from design to sustained production in partnership with Subject Matter Experts.
• Create and use standard formats for data aggregation and reporting to executive leadership on readiness, escalations, help needs, and wins.
• Track design release, Make/Buy parts, tooling, work orders, non-conformances, and anything required for timely production start and sustainment.
• Support the SMEs during the build.
• Partner with engineering hardware design teams, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, suppliers, and program leadership to ensure the timely delivery of critical flight and R&D hardware including budgets and schedules.
• Communicate risks and risk abatement plans to management.
• Transition products from concept to development phase.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Self-starter

Microsoft Project

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

US Citizenship

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

CAD

PLM software

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on Project Manager within the Operations group to drive design-to-production readiness for launch hardware. You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to manage budgets, schedules, tooling, and risk while delivering critical flight and R&D hardware.

The role emphasizes clear communication, rigorous analysis, and timely escalation of issues to leadership, contributing to a high-velocity aerospace environment.