Blue Origin · 1 month ago
Senior Manager New Shepard Test
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$166K/yr - $233K/yr
5+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Senior Manager for New Shepard Test will lead a team in test and verification of space hardware, ensuring timely completion of test activities while fostering collaboration and innovation within the team.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Team-member hiring, development, and performance management
Develop talent roadmaps to concurrently support employee career and company objectives
Support employee goal generation, tracking, and development
Ensure team compliance with command media; drive revisions when appropriate
Ensure successful planning and execution of program test engineering activities through staffing and financial evaluations
Provide recommendations and develop process improvements in a wide range of test engineering activities, such as: Developing test plans and test procedures, Deriving test requirements, Scoping, defining, and developing test equipment, Supporting engineering design activities as a technical partner, Planning and supporting requirements verification and validation, Defining integrated test reviews, Work closely with program management, business development, and other engineering groups to develop a whole system approach to test
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent experience
5+ years of leadership experience in the aerospace industry
Experience with environmental testing of pneumatic/hydraulic/mechanical components (e.g. vibration/shock/thermal/proof)
Experience with generating staffing plans, hiring, and team building
Excellent digital literacy with the ability to rapidly learn and use a variety of software tools as needed
Experience working collaboratively in small cross-discipline teams on fast-paced projects
Outstanding interpersonal skills that foster positive professional relationships
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to our culture
Passion for spaceflight and space exploration
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
Master's degree or higher in engineering or physics field
Demonstrated ability to manage teams on large and complex technical projects, within budgetary constraints and schedule deadlines
Experience with integrated, system-level testing of aerospace vehicles
Experience with flight and safety-critical hardware
Experience with space flight hardware or human spaceflight
Experience in small company, startup, or growth transition environments
Benefits
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%
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.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Recent News
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