Blue Origin

SLDThermalSystemEngineeringOperationsLead

$121–169k Los Angeles, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“SLD Thermal System Engineering Operations Lead at Blue Origin. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. Develop robust plans of product deliveries. Lead tracking of key operating metrics”

What You'll Achieve.

development of the spacecraft thermal control system is delivered on time and on budget; enable programmatic efficiency; enable the team to execute; lead tracking of key operating metrics - including technical progress, cost, and schedule; drive estimate to complete assessments; enable and maintain regular business rhythm, action tracking, and consolidate information for effective decision making, including maintaining and routinely reporting performance to plan on schedule, resources, program/ product cost, and technical performance metrics for program reviews.

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Identify and define problem statements; Understand critical path and variance drivers and work to reconcile

Eligibility Requirements

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., Blue’s Standard Background Check, Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation, Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training., Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of project management experience related to mechanical engineering or hardware development, B. S. degree in engineering, business, or technical, Expertise with Project Management Tools such as MS Project, P6 Primavera or similar, Experience with IMP/IMS and configuration management, Experience with logic-linked scheduling, Experience with Jira, Excellent written and oral communication skills

Nice to Have

Formal project management training or certification, Prior support of a program for spaceflight hardware with an understanding of the hardware development cycle, Experience with P6 Primavera, Experience automating schedule health evaluations and continuously improving schedules, Experience with budget and Cost Account Management such as EVM or similar principles, Experience managing subcontracts, crafting statements of work, Expertise with Jira including building dashboards and managing/planning engineering efforts through Jira tools

What You'll Do.

Develop robust plans of product deliveries

Lead tracking of key operating metrics

Identify and define problem statements

Build and support realistic project schedules

Understand critical path and variance drivers

Support management of budget across control points

Drive estimate to complete assessments

Coordinate efforts across product team

Support purchase orders

service level agreements

Drive linkage between MRP and IMS

Support planning of technical efforts via agile concepts

Enable and maintain regular business rhythm

Consolidate information for decision making

Maintain and report performance to plan

Support management of wiki space

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate the efforts across the product team comprised of engineering, program planning & control, supply chain, manufacturing/ production engineering, facilities, production, tooling, quality, and test.; Work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program.

Communication Scope

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Process & Methodology

project management, robust plans of product deliveries, tracking of key operating metrics, realistic project schedule, critical path, variance drivers, budget management, estimate to complete assessments, agile concepts, business rhythm, action tracking, performance to plan, schedule, resources, program/ product cost, technical performance metrics

Full Job Description

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. 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! This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will ensure the development of the spacecraft thermal control system is delivered on time and on budget to meet our commitments for the Lunar Permanence organization. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, developing supporting processes to enable programmatic efficiency and enabling the team to execute. This role will require demonstrating personal leadership, inter- and cross-team coordination, and attention to detail. You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. staff and tools to perform their job, you will be helping to lead contracts and purchase orders. **Responsibilities include but are not limited to:** * Work with team leadership and support the development of robust plans of product deliveries and lead tracking of key operating metrics - including technical progress, cost, and schedule. * Identify and define problem statements and have enough experience to build and support a realistic project schedule. * Understand critical path and variance drivers and work to reconcile * Support management of

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