Senior Technical Product Manager

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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 Enterprise Technology (ET), where we’re developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space, with an emphasis on digital capabilities required to advance Blue Origin’s mission. Enterprise Technology is the center of excellence for digital technology at Blue Origin, providing oversight and governance to align technology and business strategies.

We are building the road to space, which means rapidly expanding our mission cadence, increasing our manufacturing capabilities by orders of magnitude, and inventing new vehicles and systems such as lunar landers and Mars orbiters. Achieving these goals requires that we scale Blue Origin Manufacturing through software and artificial intelligence.

Position Overview:  As a Senior Technical Product Manager at Blue Origin, you will play a pivotal role in improving the impact of our manufacturing and quality engineers, by building tools in our Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that drive leverage while reducing waste. Your task is to build AI-powered systems that enable engineers to define work, improve execution, and drive continuous improvement - resulting in faster, higher quality work definition and higher first pass yields.

This work is instrumental in improving Blue’s manufacturing throughput and cost structure, enabling an improvement in our launch cadence by orders of magnitude. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including software engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain, product design, user experience, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and information technology.

In this role, you will:

Define strategy, roadmap, and priorities for key capabilities in Blue Origin's Manufacturing Execution (MES)

Champion the needs of our customers, including manufacturing and quality leaders, work center supervisors, production planners, supply chain managers, manufacturing engineers, and factory technicians

• Obsess over results and impact, not just software delivery
• Live on the factory floor in some weeks, solving problems alongside your customers/users
• Apply and sharpen your AI skills, both to deliver immediate results and to improve our judgment and thinking
• Develop incredible partnerships with engineering, manufacturing, and operations peers and leaders
• Define, build, and improve MES functionality to meet the evolving needs of the manufacturing environment
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and best practices in MES and manufacturing orchestration to ensure our processes remain competitive

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ years of product and software experience
• Demonstrated experience in the manufacturing or production planning domains, helping manufacturing leaders solve problems through software
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional programs, balance competing priorities, and deliver under schedule and budget constraints
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical topics to leaders and users
• Proficiency with AI harnesses and coding tools, and ability to understand / influence system design
• 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 Qualifications

• Deep experience with aerospace industry and aerospace regulatory standards like AS9100, ITAR, EAR
• Master's degree or relevant experience in business and finance
• Culture Statement
• Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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