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Blue Origin · 1 week ago

Project Coordinator III - Oasis 1 (Luxembourg)

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$121K/yr - $169K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Project Coordinator to support their Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) team in project management, coordination, and communication for various space resource initiatives.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Project management and governance

Integrated planning, budget/schedule monitoring, risk/issue/change tracking; stakeholder communications; reviews; configuration management; program reporting and governance

Deliver integrated master schedule monthly updates; Joint Control Board charter and meeting minutes with change approval records; program risk register with mitigation plans; issue/action item log; configuration management plan and audits; monthly program status reports; milestone reports; integrated program view; funding profile and cost/schedule control system baseline tasks and outputs

Mission coordination and interfaces

Schedule maintenance, interface tracking, and risk mitigation; operate in close sync with the US-based program manager and core team, and with European stakeholders (customer and suppliers); coordinate ConOps; define and maintain mission requirements document and segment requirements; lead supplier coordination (satellite, dispenser, ground, instruments)

Deliver mission coordination plan v1.0; interface management plan; supplier coordination meeting minutes and action logs; mission-level risk and opportunity register

ConOps and mission requirements

Help deliver ConOps v1.0; operational scenarios and use cases; operations staffing and training requirements; nominal and contingency operations timelines; mission requirements document v1.0; mission requirements traceability matrix; mission success criteria document; performance budget allocation (mass, power, data, pointing)

Segment requirements definition

Track mechanical/electrical interfaces, separation, environments, safety requirements for dispenser; align with launch vehicle user’s guide, environments, and satellite interfaces

Deliver dispenser and satellite requirements documents to suppliers

Supplier and development coordination

Coordinate satellite development (reviews, interface closure, budget control) and finalize plan for ICDs/testing/readiness; coordinate instrument, dispenser, and ground station development efforts; witness acceptance testing for ground station services

Deliver mass/power/thermal budgets v2.0; satellite bus PDR package; satellite V&V plan v1.0; satellite integration and test plan v1.0; dispenser acceptance test report; dispenser flight readiness review package; as-built dispenser configuration

Mission operations coordination

Coordinate flight operations, data acquisition, and anomaly response; manage daily and weekly planning and status updates; maintain contingency response playbooks

Deliver mission operations daily logs; weekly mission status reports; telemetry and command history archives; anomaly investigation reports; end-of-mission data archive and lessons learned report

Procedures, reviews, and configuration control

Coordinate work authorization after scope, budget, schedule, and risks are baselined; apply predefined variance thresholds and escalation procedures; track actions centrally with closure verified during reviews; support independent internal reviews

Deliver compliance with entrance/exit criteria at milestones; action closure; artifacts/deliverables acceptance; configuration management discipline and audit-ready records

Reporting cadence and customization

Weekly reporting of critical path, risks/issues, build/test burndown, defect trends; monthly cost/schedule performance, risk posture, reserve status, staffing, major change decisions; milestone entrance/exit criteria compliance; coordinate the project-specific management plan at project kickoff

Deliver tailored lifecycle review inputs based on scope, complexity, and risk profile; ensure compliance with relevant aerospace, cyber, and export control standards

Cross-functional collaboration and outreach

Serve as Oasis-1 contract focal point in the Blue Origin International SARL office; coordinate with partners, suppliers, and Blue Origin LLC; lead partnership efforts for Oasis campaign expansions

Deliver interface agreements and supplier coordination artifacts; track collaboration and outreach activities

Qualification

Supplier oversightITAR/EAR complianceProject managementPhysical science degreeEngineering degreeStakeholder communicationRisk managementBudget monitoringConfiguration managementCross-functional collaboration