Launch OPs Engineering Manager

About the role

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Responsibilities

• Enable the success of a team comprised of high-impact Manufacturing Engineers
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and support with engineers to develop goals, career paths, and ensure professional development
• Evaluate staffing requirements and grow the team by recruiting and hiring top performing manufacturing engineers (as needed)
• Coordinate and work closely with program managers, operations leaders, and Integrated Product Team Leads to meet design, build, and test objectives
• Support the team in applying robust, consistent, and reliable engineering fundamentals and processes in support of launch integration processes
• Create required data gathering tools for tracking and improving the team performance
• Review and understand companywide processes and command media to ensure proper compliance
• Help your team define how to prepare hardware for test, qualification, and flight
• Promote DFMA and PFMEA studies to strengthen the feedback loop between design, build, and test
• Engage in Manufacturing Bill of Material (BOM) creation and maintenance and Product Structure definition

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply)
• (Master of Science preferred)
• Experience managing people, projects, or programs
• Strong coordination, personnel, and project management skills
• Experience in hardware manufacturing (i.e. castings, forgings, additively manufactured components, welding, machining, cleaning, non-destructive testing methods, tight tolerance assembly, leak testing, final acceptance testing of integrated hardware, and Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software)
• Proven experience and successful track record of developing new manufacturing processes and continuously improving existing processes
• Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments
• Understanding of entire product lifecycle management
• 7+ years of direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering experience
• Proficiency in engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing
• Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels of the organization

Benefits

• 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%
• An Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• An Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply)
• (Master of Science preferred)
• Experience managing people, projects, or programs
• Strong coordination, personnel, and project management skills
• Experience in hardware manufacturing (i.e. castings, forgings, additively manufactured components, welding, machining, cleaning, non-destructive testing methods, tight tolerance assembly, leak testing, final acceptance testing of integrated hardware, and Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software)
• Proven experience and successful track record of developing new manufacturing processes and continuously improving existing processes
• Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments
• Understanding of entire product lifecycle management
• 7+ years of direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering experience
• Proficiency in engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing
• Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels of the organization