VP of Engines Manufacturing

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.  

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 the Vice President of Engines Manufacturing, you will be responsible for financial and operational results for the Huntsville, AL and Kent, WA. Blue Engines Manufacturing operations. This requires the ability to communicate the vision, strategy and tactical application of cost-effective strategies and key deliverables.

The multi-site Execution Leader is responsible and accountable for tactical and strategic operational execution and financial results for all Blue Manufacturing Programs established to support engine Manufacturing in Huntsville and Kent. This includes leading a skilled, interdisciplinary team, responsible for the production execution of Engine Program BE3U and BE4 product models and any other engine variants as well as potential Advanced Development Programs that are to be built in Huntsville and Kent. This Executive will partner closely with all Operations Execution Leaders sharing lessons learned and standard processes. Furthermore, this leader will partner closely with all collaborators within the Operations Organization ensuring current and future programs meet commitments with safety and quality at the forefront, including make/buy decisions, new tooling technologies and company strategies always fostering a continuous improvement mentality.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct initiatives and strategies that deliver cost effective, high quality, operational excellence that produce development and flight engines of launch systems for spaceflight.
• Propagate key operational takeaways and standard methodologies to support improvement across the Blue enterprise.
• Champion the overall production for existing and new programs while growing and developing your team at all levels.
• Analyzing 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.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a data driven systems for scheduling, planning, reporting through dashboards and metrics.
• Develop and maintain positive customer interface interactions, ensuring effective communication and seamless collaboration between internal teams and external clients to meet project objectives and enhance overall customer satisfaction.
• Leverage Blue Origin’s Leadership Principles to cultivate a trusting, learning culture of leaders through continuous feedback, coaching and robust development opportunities.

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!

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree or equivalent experience with emphasis in Operation Management or Manufacturing Engineering and progressive responsibility increases.
• 15 proven years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience leading, managing and growing a diverse team on fast-paced projects.
• Understands how to create and manage work cell standard work and track deviation from that standard work.
• Solid understanding and applied experiences in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Toyota Production System methods that drive standardization, continuous improvement and improve flow and throughput of products.
• Experience managing capital improvements and layout.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizations through large-scale change management initiatives that influence culture, define tools & processes and improve competencies.
• Highly effective and professional verbal and written communication skills with team, internal customers and suppliers that includes a strong focus on teamwork and internal/external custom