Senior Software Product Strategist – Digital Engineering (R38931)

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 diverse and hardworking team of systems thinkers within the Engines Business Unit, you will directly support Blue Origin’s success by leading pivotal initiatives that support effective development, test, verification, certification and operations of a diverse portfolio of engine tools that impact a variety of engine programs. Your role will consist of working with key stakeholders within Engines to 1) identify new digital solution opportunities, 2) define the problem, 3) generate and evaluate solutions, 4) developing roadmaps, and 5) supervising the implementation of software solutions supporting our digital engineering transformation. You will work with COTS (e.g., PLM tool, ERP tool, Requirements Management tool, MBSE tools) in-house (e.g., MES, Test Management) software development teams to extend our solution architecture.

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 flawlessly 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

• Understand user’s needs and behaviors through collaborative research methodologies, interviews, and workshops to identify new opportunities and solutions around the future of safe, reliable, reusable propulsion systems across the product life cycle (e.g., engineering, manufacturing, testing, maintenance)
• Develop strategies and approaches to that will enable capabilities of the future.  Facilitate the use of software prototyping & experimentation to drive decision-making and measure the impact of the experiences we’re building quantitatively
• Collaborate closely with cross functional team-members and a broad set of stakeholders (internal and external) from business executives, design and research partners, product owners, and engineer teams through an iterative design process for framing, problem-solving, and synthesis of design problems.
• Establish, document and improve processes and products specific to propulsion engineering consistent with state-of-the-art processes while maintaining the speed, agility and efficiency of a startup operation. The processes established will support collecting vital compliance data, improve cycle time, user acceptance, and will reduce defects and rework
• Champion thoughtful, holistic experiences and create clear and concise design strategy for achieving them across emerging and often ambiguous intersections of technology and human experiences
• Scout and propose cutting-edge technologies in a wide variety of business areas (e.g., engineering, analysis. manufacturing, testing, verification)
• Develop and communicate tool roadmaps and plans to leadership and stakeholders
• Evaluate and facilitate commercial software purchases and deployment in a fast-paced environment
• 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!

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• 8+ years track record of building software or digital solutions across all phases of the software product life cycle (e.g., discovery, feature definition, development, testing, rollout)
• Aerospace industry experience or equivalent in supporting the development of complex systems across the product life cycle (e.g., engineering, manufacturing, testing, maintenance)
• Demonstrated ability in senior- or lead-level strategy roles, getting results for stakeholders within an agency or product company
• Strong appreciation for human-centered design and outstanding customer experiences, and experience of collaboration with creative partners
• Proven track record of developing strategic visions and requirements for experie