Principal Program Manager - Rate 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.  

As part of a passionate and growing team of experts, you will be accountable as an Operations Program Manager (OPM) Leader for planning, executing, and monitoring programs from beginning to end, according to strict deadlines and budgets. The OPM Leader acts as the point-of-contact between elements of Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and the Business Unit.  The OPM ensures cost and schedule conformance on assigned projects by coordinating the procurement, build, and test of complex products. Blue Origin is looking for someone to apply their expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! 

Additional responsibilities include:

• Support the development and execution of HW rich strategies across all programs, working closely with all functions.
• Support the implementation of Digital Factory, and smart data analytics resulting in increased productivity and output.
• Deployment and execution of the Blue Production System and standardized work for leaders.
• Reduce cycle time of operations through funded initiatives at all sites on a year-over-year basis as the keyway of driving productivity and speed.
• Effectively collaborate with the supporting functions to maintain Production and Launch
• Operations schedules and material requirements.
• Anticipate potential schedule and personnel risks, and generate ideas, insight and solutions to resolve or mitigate potential issues, followed by decisive action to implement solutions.
• Support and act on behalf of site leadership as necessary.

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