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Blue Origin LLC Project Engineer III - New Glenn in Seattle, Washington
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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-liftorbital launch vehicle capable ofroutinelycarrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar,and beyond.Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designedfrom the beginningto be human-capable. We are looking for someone at the senior engineer level to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Develop and/or maintain project plans to deliver Umbilical hardware and sub-assemblies in support of development, qualification and flight hardware, and test. Develop, manage, and report progress on the team's scope, schedule, cost, and resource & hardware plans. Manage, prioritize, and report progress of engineering release, assembly, acceptance testing, work orders, production control and work center activities. Create and manage line of balance for development hardware and tooling. Manage and maintain a hardware usage log; active tracking of location, usage history, maintenance/rework history, and life of top-level component hardware. Partner with cross-functional teams to develop detailed procedures and establish product roadmaps. Assess programmatic impact of engineering change requests. Coordinate and drive engineering changes with upstream and downstream stakeholders. Review procurement plans for sourced parts; verify compliance to scope of work and IPT budget. Coordinate with procurement, internal and external stakeholders to ensure that hardware/tooling priorities are well understood and are actively managed to support need dates. Manage external vendors and lead technical discussions. Respond to unexpected changes to ensure design/manufacturing/build activities stay on schedule, on budget, and are completed with high-quality. Identify and mitigate risks, including removal of blockers or investigation and escalation of issues. Develop recovery strategies when non-conformances or other escapes are identified. Identify schedule-critical hardware, equipment, people, and facilities; resolve constraints. Develop and report key project metrics. Manage and maintain a hardware usage log; active tracking of location, usage history, maintenance/rework history, and life of integration hardware. Lead build pedigree reviews post builds, ensuring hardware matches design and configuration intent and all open work is properly identified. Travel as necessary to facilitate effective and efficient working pace. Other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Passion for Blue Origin's mission: Millions of people living and working in space! B.S. Degree in Engineering. 5+ years of experience in the aerospace industry (space or aviation), including mechanical, fluids or structural component fabrication, precision assembly, and/or testing using a variety of methods, techniques, and materials. Experience in serving as a Project Engineer or Project Manage