Director Of Manufacturing, Operations & Assembly

Director Of Manufacturing, Operations & Assembly Build and scale the GS1 operational integrators team for New Glenn Location: Titusville, Florida, United States About The Role At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We develop reusable, safe, and low‑cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This Sr Manager of GS1 Operational Integrators role is part of Blue Origin Operations, supporting manufacturing and supply chain across all facilities and playing a direct role in the development of New Glenn, a heavy‑lift orbital launch vehicle. In this role, you will create a comprehensive operations approach for the New Glenn Stage 1 Reusable Launch Vehicle, leading system safety evaluations, risk management, test planning, and technical performance measurement. You will manage a team of launch vehicle operations integration engineers, author key operational documents, serve as the primary subsystem engineering/technical point of contact, and oversee the integration of operations into vehicle design, maintenance, and mission operations. Responsibilities Manage a team of launch vehicle operations integration engineers responsible for developing engineering operations requirements, establishing system redlines, authoring timeline/conops databooks, Engineering Operational Requirements (EORs), Maintenance Requirements (MRs), Launch Commit Criteria, Required Equipment List (REL), Catastrophic Command Evaluation, Health Reporting, Loss of Comms behavior; and working with flight software to ensure requirements are accurately translated into vehicle operations code. Author operations documents that define product testing requirements, operations lifecycle, maintenance requirements and critical performance/requirements interfaces across the system. Serve as primary subsystem engineering/technical POC for systems engineering and systems safety artifacts, acting as an interface between design engineering and operations teams. Lead design integration trade studies considering vehicle operations through all phases of mission including pre‑launch, boost, landing, and recovery. Document and manage critical performance, operational requirement, and requirement interfaces across the system. Support development of integrated operational software, including those used for Built‑In‑Tests, Propellant Loading, and Terminal Count, Flight, Landing, and Post‑Flight Recovery. Provide real‑time support to integrated tests and launch operations. Review and approve operating requirements across all vehicle subsystems. Ensure consistency, accuracy, and appropriate integration of operating requirements into procedures, scripts, and displays used during vehicle operations. Coordinate and support Responsible Engineers with content generation. Establish operating standards. Manage need‑dates. Provide vehicle operational feedback to subsystem design. Support procedure development to accurately incorporate operating requirements. Review and approve procedures, scripts, and displays used during vehicle operations. Assess, identify, and lead any fixes to gaps in the concept of vehicle operations. Work with Mission Operations and design engineering to ensure development of launch vehicle maintainability, and serviceability throughout all phases of the value chain including production operations, mission operations, and New Glenn first stage recovery/refurb teams. Provide program support to the chief engineer office for delegated engineering change requests, design review actions, performance metrics/assessment and technical risk management. Work across engineering and business functions to execute complex trades and analyses to support programmatic decision making. Document and manage the product operations through the product testing and vehicle operations lifecycle. Document and manage critical performance and requirement interfaces across the system. Qualifications Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering or related technical discipline. B.S. in Business, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Management, or similar. 8+ years of proven Systems Engineering, analysis, operations, or component testing experience on launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other highly regulated industry. Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems. Self‑directed and able to balance several tasks at one time. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and mentor junior systems engineers. Strong written and verbal communication skills; strength in teaming and collaboration in a fast‑paced work environment; self‑starter. Desired Master's Degree (M.S., M.E.) or higher in Systems Engineering or related field. Familiarity with launch vehicle or space vehicle design and operations. Experience with anomaly investigations. Familiarity with Primavera P6 or other scheduling software. Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments. 4+ years of managing direct reports and projects or programs. Hands‑on experience maintaining/servicing launch vehicles. Strong systems engineering background. Strong systems test background. Strong systems analysis background. Ability to lead a team to produce results with partially defined requirements and changing criteria. Benefits Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability, 401(k) with a company match up to 5%, and an Education Support Program. Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company‑paid holidays. #J-18808-Ljbffr