Senior Manager Mechanical Materials Structural Engineering - New Glenn

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

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As the Sr. Manager for the New Glenn Stage, you will report to Director of New Glenn Stage 1- Mid Module and have responsibility for implementing the tank propellant management system design, development, test, and production of the first stage heavy lift vehicle. This position will encompass all aspects of program management to include cost, schedule, technical design, and risk management as well as working with Blue Origin internal organizations and suppliers to deliver qualified propellant and oxidizer tanks. The candidate will be familiar with metallic structures, friction stir welding, pressurized dome design and manufacturing, barrel bump forming, as well as working knowledge of design in cryogenic or pressurized environments.  You will set team technical direction requiring a wide application of sophisticated engineering principles, theories and concepts and knowledge of other related subject areas.

You will lead and manage the team with impact on all aspects of launch propellant management systems for the first stage. You will closely coordinate with supplier management and internal manufacturing organizations to execute first-time system builds while solving schedule and technical issues as they arise. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and attention towards safe and reliable spaceflight.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver on tight schedules, strict cost targets, and high-performance goals, driving rapid decision-making rooted in data and results.
• Plan and coordinate the resources vital to successfully design, build, test, and certify the New Glenn Stage 1 pressurized structures
• Lead the pressurized structure design and development through the entire lifecycle to include production.
• Lead the team in source selection for all structural commodities, supplier selection and management. 
• Lead team to develop and document system design to support operations, integration, manufacturing, and quality.
• Identify, supervise, and mitigate risks to technical performance, cost, and schedule.
• Lead and develop the team through hiring, training, and mentoring while providing technical leadership.
• Meet recurring cost target and lead risk and opportunities to per flight cost requirement.
• Support commercial and government launch customer requests for information, proposals, and alternate use cases.
• Develop project summary presentations for customer reviews, internal team meetings and support to Blue Origin communications team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in an aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering-related field, with 8+ years of complex mechanical systems development experience.
• Highly organized leader with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated track record of resourcefulness, strong business and technical judgement and bias for action from their previous assignments.
• Successful experience in hiring and developing great people with multi varied  skills and demonstrated ability to empower and coordinate effective teams and resolve issues.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic work environment and ability to travel in support of the program, customer, and supplier activities.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-functional teams during design, procurement and build cycles of aerospace/aeronautical vehicles.
• Experience in project planning and successful execution of projects to cost and schedule targets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or systems engineering and experience with launch vehicle development, production, and operations.
• Prior experience as technical or subsystem lead with an understanding of propellant management systems for pressurized structure, propellant and oxidizer fluid management under cryogenic environments.
• Experience