Director, Software Development and Engineering

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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 is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Blue Origin is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Software Development and Engineering to join our Advanced Planning and Scheduling team. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the history of space exploration, contributing to safe and repeatable space flight. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of exceptional specialists, technicians, and engineers who leverage cutting-edge technology to develop transformative solutions and next-generation software that enables Blue to complete Sales & Operations Planning, Master Production Scheduling and Material Planning using cutting edge AI/ML tools.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead and manage Software Development to successfully implement advanced planning and scheduling technologies at Blue Origin
• Partner with senior leaders in Enterprise Technology, Manufacturing Operations and Global Supply Chain to provide technology vision and direction for several teams within operations while staying updated on market trends and technology innovations
• Identify and evaluate technical roadmaps, architecture, and research opportunities related to manufacturing technology services while leading critical discussions with technology partners
• Manage internal metrics and management operating system for solution development programs ensuring feature delivery meets expectations 
• Influence leaders within and outside the organization to align with organizational goals and build necessary partnerships
• Hold all teams accountable for optimizing the cost, risk mitigation, and value of services and products through staffing, forecasting, budgeting, and spending control
• Guide high-quality service delivery and support efforts for all manufacturing technology services, identifying opportunities for improvement and expansion to meet enterprise needs
• Implement operational excellence programs, facilitating the identification of desired outcomes and success measures to drive your team forward

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline; MBA preferred.   
• 10+ years of Software development experience including 6+ years managing teams  
• Experience building products that apply or incorporate AWS infrastructure 
• Strong bias for using AI as a tool and for incorporating into software products
• History of building organizational mechanisms to improve operational excellence
• Demonstrated verbal and written communications skills, including outstanding facilitation, collaboration, and influencing capability, effective interpersonal skills, and strong executive presentation development and delivery skills
• Ability to influence, create relationships, and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels, including problem-solving and conflict resolution   
• Experience with budget management and KPI tracking and reporting   
• Trustworthy, with high integrity, and the ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, self-driven, and able to articulate technology initiatives across the entire organization 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 2+ years experience building products that use or incorporate Large Language Models 
• Experience building manufacturing and supply chain software   

 

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