Director Manufacturing New Shepard (R38657)

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!  

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Facilities, and Security. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will manage the team responsible for Blue Origin’s New Shepard assembly at the Kent, Washington site. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. This Leader will collaborate with the site manufacturing leadership, supply chain management, program management, engineering, and production control to meet delivery schedule requirements. 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:

• Overall responsibility for production and delivery of certified New Shepard Propulsion Modules and Crew Capsules for human spaceflight operations
• Leverage Blue’s leadership principles to cultivate a trusting, learning culture of leaders through continuous feedback, coaching and robust development opportunities.
• Collaborate across functions to maintain the manufacturing schedule and overcome barriers to meet delivery commitments.
• Own all area KPI’s and supporting process improvements, continually raising the bar on performance expectations.
• Participate in critical program decision boards; corrective action boards; and risk boards.
• Champion safety always and first-time quality across all functions while growing and developing your team at all levels.
• Analyze processes and operations at the micro and macro levels followed by implementing high impact improvements for safety, cost savings, and other means to accelerate progress.
• Define and manage budgets and schedules for raw material, operational expenses, labor, and capital projects.
• Implement the Blue Production System to build a production framework that supports World-Class capabilities and fosters One Blue culture.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree or equivalent experience with emphasis in Operations Management or Manufacturing Engineering and progressive responsibility increases.
• 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience building a high performing team that is tightly coordinated to key partners, including all the teams supporting the manufacturing and supply chain of complex builds.
• Highly effective and professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of trust, respect, inclusion and integrity.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience working on aerospace development programs or production lines.
• Knowledge of fabrication processes, integration processes, systems engineering practices, test, quality and configuration management systems.
• Demonstrated experience in human transportation systems.

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is$171,195—$239,673 USD

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