Senior Manager - Turbomachinery Product Team Lead, Engines Verified today

About the role

This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, focusing on design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. You will lead a small team of engineers on BE-3U, working at the intersection of program management, engineering, supply chain, test, manufacturing, and quality.

As the Turbomachinery Product Team Lead, you will own the engine's turbomachinery through development, production, test, and flight. You and your team will maintain current production cadence while quickly implementing upgrades that improve cost, performance, reliability, and lead time. You will partner with operations and other technical leaders to define and deliver improvements to turbopumps and accelerate delivery speed.

You must enjoy identifying and solving communication and process challenges, earning trust, and attacking roadblocks that impede execution. This position will have a measurable effect on Blue's upper stage engine performance and directly impact the history of space exploration.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute plans to reach turbomachinery development and production milestones on BE-3U. Identify, elevate, and act on key cost and performance input metrics that drive project direction.
• Hire, develop, and lead a talented team of engineers.
• Identify schedule-critical hardware, equipment, people, and facilities. Resolve constraints and fix defects at the root.
• Define, manage, and action key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product team success. Leverage data to make informed decisions and iterate on manufacturing and design changes across the turbomachinery life cycle.
• Own turbomachinery program budget and schedule.
• Analyze non-conformance metrics and partner with the quality organization to apply opportunities for process improvements that improve rate manufacturing performance.
• Coordinate and partner with operations and supply chain organizations to execute manufacturing upgrade initiatives.
• Identify, mitigate, and own turbomachinery risks. Remove blockers, investigate and escalate issues, and close on solutions.
• Manage interdisciplinary engineering and execution tasks to improve overall program success.
• Drive clear and consistent communication across all levels to ensure goal alignment.
• Champion a collaborative culture to attack challenges to engine cost, performance, and manufacturing rate.

Minimum qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in rocket engine development or aerospace fluid/mechanical systems.
• 3+ years of project and people management experience.
• Proven ability to establish and execute complex plans with multiple functional interfaces while maintaining clear communication across stakeholders at all levels.
• Desire to lead and manage small teams on fast-paced development and production projects.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Strong aptitude for troubleshooting and quick thinking to keep projects moving forward.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• 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

• 10+ years in rocket engine development.
• 5+ years of project and people management experience.
• Experience with turbomachinery development, qualification, and production.
• Experience with cradle to grave product development, including leading design reviews, production readiness reviews, and technical readiness reviews.
• Experience creating tools to improve documentation, visibility, and tracking of scope and forecasted work.
• Experience with vertical integration and/or scaling production of complex assemblies.
• Experience with manufacturing process automation.
• Experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence as a multiplier.

Compensation

Base pay range for Washington applicants is $183,807.00 - $257,328.75. Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Bonuses may be available based on role type and job level.