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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.
The Cargo Delivery Element (CDE) Technical Project Manager will report directly to the CDE Senior Manager to directly impact technology maturation for space-rated fuel cell systems. The products developed provide Lunar Transportation lander vehicles with Cargo Accommodations products to enable unprecedented crew and mass to surface capabilities. You will perform project management functions across the entire product life cycle from research, design development, final flight hardware design, manufacturing, and production. You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.
We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Develop and maintain Project Schedule(s) within the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), including supporting coordination and implementation of National Team partner schedules
Develop standards for and administer the tools for program scheduling, resource planning, cost analysis, and reporting
Complete cost-benefit justifications on strategic system-level design optimization decisions, including make-buy/where analysis, should-cost modeling, capacity analysis, staffing profiles, capital expenditure analysis, and tracking, and cash flow modeling
Collaborate with purchasing and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of hardware and production equipment
Develop and maintain statement of work documents (SOWs) for technical product generation, hardware and software procurements with subcontractors, vendors, and National Team partners
Conduct meetings within and across teams to define clear objectives and actions as an outcome of the discussions, including across systems engineering, integrated products teams, and National Team partners
Handle key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areas such as: budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, production schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans
Generate boards/tools necessary for reporting IPT operations health to Lunar Product Engineering, including data for Weekly Business Reviews (WBR) and Lunar Program Weekly Review and Program Management Reviews (PMRs)
Performs scrum master role for product teams following agile development methods, including defining and completing team sprints
Represents the CDE in agile product planning sessions
Minimum Qualifications:
B.S. degree in Engineering (various disciplines)
5+ years of experience in highly technical and multidisciplinary engineering development projects, including managing requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, and cost
Experienced at translating quantitative and qualitative information into project requirements, scoping and plann