Ground Systems Test Demand Planning Sr Technical Project Manager

Blue Origin - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Huntsville, AL

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Ground Systems Test Demand Planning Sr Technical Project Manager at Blue Origin plays a crucial role in supporting the Test & Flight Operations team. This position focuses on the design, build, and maintenance of ground systems and test facilities, ensuring safe and efficient operations across multiple locations. The role involves generating tools and processes for tracking test demand, coordinating with systems and test engineers, and providing insights for infrastructure development to meet customer demands. The successful candidate will contribute to the mission of enabling safe human spaceflight and will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence in space exploration.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to determine the test demand planning.
• Understand current capabilities both internal and external with respect to testing.
• Create requirements/tools that will aid in getting test demand from the customer to the test facilities to enable planning.
• Provide insight into infrastructure development to increase the rate of testing for multiple business customers at several different sites.
• Work on Test Demand Planning tools to enable decision making.
• Update and maintain the test demand planning and capabilities catalog to increase efficiencies and reduce cost of flight.
• Support test execution/operations to ensure that planning has been implemented.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering or related equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 7+ years Testing Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.
• Strong understanding of the principles and methods of engineering complex systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice-to-haves

• First principles knowledge of all different types of tests required for Space flight operations.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies.
• Experience with requirements definition and management.
• Database skills.
• Experience with configuration and product data management tools, preferably Windchill.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Discretionary bonus designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.