Ground Systems Test Demand Planning Sr Technical Project Manager

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!

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!

This role is a part of the Test & Flight Operations team, providing centralized support to Business Units with the focus on design, build and maintenance of the ground systems, test and launch facilities across multiple locations.

As part of a hardworking team of 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.

You will be responsible for Generating tools and processes that will enable processing and tracking test demand and work closely with an accomplished team of Systems, and test engineers, leading and performing development tasks supporting our business partners throughout their full system lifecycle. This role functions as an integrated product team lead responsible for coordination across production and testing operations.

This effort includes both defining and implementing concepts developing requirements, assessing and providing input to leadership on current and future test demand planning to enable strategic and tactical decision making on infrastructure development to support the demand from our customers.

You will enjoy a fast-paced dynamic environment, contributing innovative solutions, while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and reliable and repeatable spaceflight.

We are looking for someone to apply their vision, passion, technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead efforts to determine the test demand planning
• Understand current capabilities both internal and external with respect to testing
• Create requirements/tools that will aid in getting test demand from the customer to the test facilities to enable planning
• Accounting for current capacities and demand provide insight into infrastructure development to get to increased rate of testing for multiple business customers at several different sites
• Work on Test Demand Planning tools to enable decision making
• Update and maintain the test demand planning and capabilities catalog to increase efficiencies and reduce cost of flight
• Support test execution/operations to ensure that planning has been implemented

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Engineering or related equivalent experience in technical field
• 7+ years Testing Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners
• Strong understanding of the principles and methods of engineering complex systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications:

• First principles knowledge of all different types of tests required for Space flight operations
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies
• Experience with requirements definition and management
• Database skills
• Experience with configuration and product data management tools, preferably Windchill

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

Inclusivity Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. 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 perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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