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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, 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's Launch Operations organization, where our focus is launching and recovering New Glenn safely, reliably, and at an ever-increasing cadence. Launch Operations owns everything required to turn a rocket into a flight-ready vehicle on the pad and to recover and refly it, from vehicle preparation and integration to pad operations and booster recovery.
New Glenn is a reusable rocket, and reusability only pays off if we can recover our booster quickly, safely, and reliably after every flight. As Senior Director of Launch Recovery, you will own the strategy, operational execution, and organizational leadership for the fleet and shore-side operations that catch our booster at sea, bring it home, and hand it off for its next launch. Reporting to the Vice President of Launch Operations, you will lead the functions that operate our recovery vessels at sea, maintain the fleet to a high standard of mission readiness, and manage in-port operations as our fleet and launch cadence both grow, building on the lessons learned from today's recovery operations.
This is a mission-critical leadership role for Blue Origin. We need a leader who drives relentlessly toward results, unencumbered by the old way of doing things, and constantly inventing new ways to solve problems and perform our mission. This leader must not be afraid to get hands-on with their crews at sea or in port when the mission requires it, including in the middle of the night. At the same time, your long-term measure of success is building the people, processes, and discipline that empower the Launch Operations recovery teams to operate at a fast, repeatable, "boring" cadence. You'll make the impossible look routine through detailed, quantitative, hands-on command of the work your team executes down to the individual work order.
Own the Strategy for Fleet Operations and Recovery
Own the strategy and standards for at-sea booster recovery, vessel operations, and fleet maintenance across a growing fleet of recovery vessels
Architect the roadmap for scaling recovery operations from a single primary recovery vessel today to a larger, multi-vessel fleet, and potentially to operations from additional ports, as Blue Origin's launch cadence grows, building on the lessons learned from today's recovery operations
Set and enforce the standard for high-quality, executable work orders (clear, sequenced, measurable, and completable by shift) so vessel and fleet readiness is derived from objective data
Partner with vehicle design and engineering teams to challenge requirements and drive design changes that make booster recovery, lift, and handoff easier, faster, and safer
Lead Full Lifecycle Execution Across Recovery Operations
Oversee the complete lifecycle of recovery operations: at-sea booster capture, transit back to port, and in-port lift, break-over, and handoff for transport back to the pad
Own vessel readiness and maintenance standards across the fleet, maximizing mission…