Sr Business Operations - New Glenn

Blue Origin New Glenn Payload Accommodations Manager

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

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!

Ownership and Operational Excellence are foundational to our organizational leadership, and it is the way we operate, integrated into all the company's processes. Through our principles, values, and concepts, we seek to streamline our processes, eliminate waste, and make the most of our resources. We develop and engage every employee to continually improve all processes to a high standard so we can safely deliver value to our stakeholders and achieve results.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:

• Develop comprehensive plans to develop, manufacture, qualify and integrate Payload Accommodations sub-systems.
• Coordinate with design engineers, procurement, operations, test engineers, production, and test engineering, to ensure all aspects of the build and test are driving to plan.
• Manage key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areas such as: budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, build schedules, test schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans.
• Develop recovery strategies when non-conformances or other escapes are identified.
• Identify risk, document, communicate, develop mitigation plans and drive to an acceptable level.
• Communicate status, critical paths, challenges, and recommended solutions.

Budget:

• Track budgets and manage the committed/ uncommitted forecast, variance and other financial metrics working closely with the GS1 Finance team.
• Develop change assessments and find alternatives to mitigate budget increases.
• Deliver actionable insights on financial performance and opportunities to reduce costs without impacting performance.

Schedule:

• Develop and manage detailed schedules & trackers for all build and test activities. Coordinate progress with higher level IMS.
• Perform schedule baseline change control, collect, and track performance, conduct critical path and variance analyses.
• Provide regular updates to all team members on progress and risks to meet overall schedule.
• Collaborate with purchasing and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of hardware (flight/ground) to Integration.
• Ensure resource and facility conflicts are resolved.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations, or equivalent job experience.
• 10+ years of project management experience.
• Possess high attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results.
• Experience managing work within large organizations or complex projects that are geographically dispersed.
• Working knowledge of design process, manufacturing, and configuration management principles and practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Skills for hands-on problem solving, with a passion for spacecraft systems.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment.
• Ability to perform and work in an "unstructured" environment and navigate ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Advanced degree such as M.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or systems engineering or MBA.
• Experience with launch vehicle development, production, and operations
• Strong analytic skills and a high degree of proficiency in analytics. Ability to handle, manipulate large amounts of data.
• Experience working with business analytics tools, and building tools for Data Analytics (Excel, SQL)
• Experience with resources-loaded schedules
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience. Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
• Experience with verification, integration, and test, of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.
• Strong business management skill and experience managing large, geographically dispersed programs with large subcontractors.
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, SQL, MySQL.

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $133,500.00 - $186,898.95 WA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20 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 (CDL drivers only), 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