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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!
This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.
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 and collaboration. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
This role sits within Additive Manufacturing (AM), part of Blue Origin's Integrated Supply Chain organization. AM produces flight hardware for Blue's engine and launch vehicle programs across laser powder bed fusion, post-processing, and machining operations.
This is a broad, hands-on project management role rather than a single-program assignment. You will run several concurrent projects, assess and justify new equipment, and balance production load across the internal program customers competing for a finite amount of capacity. You will also own the organization's reporting and review cadence, which means driving deliverables to completion through managers and senior leaders who do not report to you. Bias for action, strong communication, and the ability to operate with minimal direction are required.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Manage a Portfolio of Projects
Own several concurrent projects of varying size and duration, reprioritizing across them as demand shifts
Establish scope, schedule, deliverables, and success criteria for each, sized to the project rather than applying heavyweight process to everything
Bring new projects to a clean start: clarify the ask, identify stakeholders, stand up the minimum tracking needed
Track progress, surface variances early, and drive recovery plans to closure
Assess and Plan New Assets
Lead assessments for new equipment and capital assets, from initial need through justification, selection, and activation
Build the business case: cost, throughput impact, alternatives considered, and payback
Support the annual operating plan and capital planning cycle with quantified analysis and a prioritized set of asset requests
Coordinate install, qualification, and activation across facilities, maintenance, engineering, and quality so new assets come online on schedule
Track long lead items and vendor commitments that drive activation critical path
Balance Load Across Internal Customers
Serve as the planning interface to internal program customers, translating their demand into what the organization can actually deliver
Build and maintain capacity models spanning labor, equipment, and floor space, and run demand-versus-capacity analysis to identify the constraint
Allocate and rebalance load across work centers and shifts as priorities change, making the tradeoffs visible to the programs competing for capacity
Negotiate need dates and sequencing with program stakeholders, escalating conflicts with a recommendation rather than only the problem
Conduct time studies, cycle time and takt analysis, and line balancing to validate throughput assumptions and establish standard work
Own the Operating Rhythm
Own the organization's recurring reporting and review cadence, including weekly and monthly business reviews and leadership status packages
Drive inputs and deliverables to completion from managers and senior stakeholders outside your reporting line
Track actions and commitments out of reviews and staff meetings through…