Test Program Manager

Blue Origin - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Test Program Manager at Blue Origin will play a crucial role in managing and executing test campaigns for the New Glenn rocket. This position requires a strong commitment to safety and collaboration, as the manager will work closely with various engineering teams to ensure that integrated testing is effectively scoped and executed. The role involves overseeing project scope, budgets, schedules, and risk management, all while contributing to the mission of enabling safe human spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive plans to execute New Glenn Stage integrated test campaigns.
• Coordinate with test article owners, design engineers, test engineers, production test engineering, and procurement to ensure all aspects of the tests are executing to plan.
• Manage key program metrics in areas such as budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, test schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans.
• Identify risk, document, communicate, develop mitigation plans and drive to an acceptable level.
• Communicate status, critical paths, challenges, and recommended solutions.
• Set a clear baseline of scope for each test campaign and track budgets.
• Develop change assessments and find alternatives to mitigate budget increases.
• Deliver actionable insights on financial performance and opportunities to reduce costs without impacting performance.
• Develop and manage detailed schedules for all test activities and coordinate progress with higher level IMS.
• Perform schedule baseline change control, collect and track performance, conduct critical path and variance analyses.
• Provide regular updates to all stakeholders on progress and risks to meet overall schedule.
• Collaborate with purchasing and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of test article hardware, instrumentation, and GSE.
• Ensure resource and facility conflicts are resolved.

Requirements

• B.S. in Business, Engineering, or Operations Management.
• 5+ years' experience leading projects.
• 5-8 years of business analysis, industrial engineering, methods analysis, or consulting experience.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytic skill set and a high degree of proficiency in data mining.
• Exceptional with Excel and manual data analysis.
• Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills.
• Experience working with Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau).
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• 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

• MBA or Advanced degree.
• Previous direct experience with test campaign planning and execution.
• Project Management Certification (PMP).
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Experience with Primavera (P6), CREO, Windchill, Confluence, Jira, Tableau, SQL, MySQL.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave