Test Program Manager

1 month ago

Seattle, United States Blue Origin Full time

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.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will help define and manage test campaigns for the New Glenn rocket. In this role, you'll work closely with our systems engineering and design teams to ensure integrated testing is adequately scoped and executed. You'll engage with our integrated test team to ensure test objectives and requirements can be met. Most importantly, you'll push the team forward though key technical decisions and troubleshooting of emergent issues. You will act as the program project focal to manage the entire project scope, which includes developing, managing, and reporting on resource-loaded schedules, test budgets, staffing needs, program risk, and variances to the plan. This position is based in either our Kent WA or Florida facility, although regular travel to our Florida test facilities will be necessary.

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

Don't meet every single requirement? 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 a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop comprehensive plans to execute New Glenn Stage integrated test campaigns.
  • Coordinate with test article owners, design engineers, test engineers, production test engineering, and procurement to ensure all aspects of the tests are executing to plan.
  • Manage key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areas such as: budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, test schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans
  • Identify risk, document, communicate, develop mitigation plans and drive to an acceptable level
  • Communicate status, critical paths, challenges, and recommended solutions
Budget:
  • Set a clear baseline of scope for each test campaign
  • Track budgets and manage implementation of capital equipment, test equipment, and test articles
  • 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 for all test activities and 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 stakeholders on progress and risks to meet overall schedule
  • Collaborate with purchasing and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of test article hardware, instrumentation, and GSE
  • Ensure resource and facility conflicts are resolved.
Qualifications:
  • B.S. Business, B.S. Engineering, Operations Management
  • 5+ years' experience leading projects
  • 5-8 years of business analysis, industrial engineering, methods analysis, or consulting experience
  • Excellent written communication and presentation skills
  • Strong analytic skill set and a high degree of proficiency in data mining
  • Exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis
  • Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Experience working with Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau)
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
Desired:
  • MBA or Advanced degree
  • Previous direct experience with test campaign planning and execution
  • Project Management Certification (PMP)
  • Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI)
  • Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, SQL, MySQL


Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

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.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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, diverse, 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, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. 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, gender, 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 consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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