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Blue Origin · 22 hours ago

Senior Manager New Shepard Test

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$171K/yr - $240K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. In this role, you will lead a team responsible for test and verification of space hardware, ensuring on-time completion of test activities while driving process improvements and collaborating across teams.

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

Test engineeringAerospace industryLeadership experienceEnvironmental testingTeam buildingDigital literacyPassion for spaceflightProcess improvementTechnical partnerInterpersonal skillsCollaboration

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

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.