Technical Project Manager III - Lunar Operations

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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! 

We are seeking a technically grounded business planning professional with a physical engineering or operations engineering foundationto support the planning, analysis, and execution management of lunar transportation and surface operations programs. This role sits at the intersection of systems engineering, program controls, and strategic business analysis - requiring equal fluency in vehicle hardware realities and financial/programmatic frameworks. The ideal candidate brings aphysical engineering or operations engineering foundation, (mechanical, aerospace, industrial, manufacturing, or systems engineering) and has operated within complex aerospace development programs, and can lead technical projects while translating scope into credible cost

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 10%
• Shift: A
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

• Establish and own the Production Operations program management system: weekly status cadence, monthly program reviews, decision gate packages, risk register, and action item tracking
• Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in partnership with the Master Scheduler, ensuring all major program milestones are tracked against need dates and forecast dates with explicit delta visibility
• Identify schedule compression opportunities, parallel workstreams, and de-scope options to close gaps between target and forecast datesDecision Gate Ownership
• Drive all near-term critical decision gates to closure, including facility layout and requirements definition, workcenter standup, tank design lock, and long-lead purchase orders
• Build decision packages that give the Director and VP the information needed to make high-consequence decisions with confidence and speedCross-Functional Integration
• Serve as the Production Operations representative in all ME&T tooling reviews, ensuring active tooling tickets are tracked against production readiness need dates
• Own the production readiness plan for critical tooling clusters and work center activations
• Integrate facility activation milestones into the overall production readiness timeline
• Coordinate across Senior Manager organizations to eliminate schedule conflicts, resource contention, and interface gaps before they become program risks

• Own the program risk register — identify, quantify, and track all production risks with mitigation plans and decision deadlines
• Escalate unresolved risks to the Director with clear options and recommendations
• Drive convergence across data streams between TARGET, ESTIMATED, and CURRENT state program data
• MRP & Production System Integrity
• Partner with the Master Scheduler and Business Operations Planning team to ensure MRP demand signals are accurate and up to date
• Own the PFEP (Plan-For-Every-Part) process — ensure the process is established and institutionalized ahead of key production purchase orders
• Manage the rate-break PO sequence for GS2.0 and GS2.1 vehicle builds, ensuring each PO is supported by a validated demand signal and design freeze confirmation
   

• Bachelor's degree in a physical engineering or operations engineering discipline (e.g., Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Manufacturing, Operations, or Systems Engineering)
• 7+ years of experience in program or project management within aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary programs from facility activation through first article production
• Proven ability to build and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) with large milestone sets across multiple functional organizations
• Experience owning high-consequence decision gates — capital expenditure approvals, supplier selections, design freezes — in a fast-paced program environment
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes (e.g., welding, machining, assembly, large-structure fabrication) and ability to manage projects within a production operations environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to synthesize complex technical and schedule data into crisp executive decision packages
   

• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification
• Experience in launch vehicle, spacecraft, or large-scale aerospace structure manufacturing programs
• Familiarity with Blue Origin's MRP/ERP systems in a production planning context
• Background in greenfield facility activation or new production line stand-up
• Experience with ITS (Integrated Tooling System), JIRA, or equivalent engineering ticket management systems used for tooling and milestone tracking
• Familiarity with friction stir welding, large-diameter metallic structure fabrication, or cryogenic propellant system manufacturing

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 an 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.