Technical Project Manager, Software Engineering - Lunar Permanence
Company: Blue Origin
Location: Denver
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
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 dedication 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.We
are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise,
leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact
safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is
required! As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers,
you ensure that software gets delivered on time to meet our
commitments for the Lunar Permanence organization. You will enable
successful delivery of software products by estimating, scheduling,
and supervising progress on the program. Working with program
management, you will help to coordinate deliveries among flight
software groups and ensure that launch dates can be met. Attention
to detail will be required to ensure that safety-critical software
systems are developed according to program schedules. In order to
also help ensure that the software group has staff and tools to
perform their job, you will be helping to lead contracts and
purchase orders.You will work directly with NASA and our National
Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining
Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in
developing the Lunar Permanence system that will return humans to
the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of
Earth.Responsibilities
- Develop robust plans of product deliveries and lead tracking of
key operating metrics - including technical, cost, schedule, and
risk.
- Identify and define problem statements and have enough
experience to build a realistic project schedule. May have a budget
assigned and has authority to purchase based on an approved
budget.
- Work with technical leads to define program scope to create
program plans.
- Work with program management toward long-range objectives
without appreciable direction and resolve technical objectives of
assignments to develop approaches to solutions.
- Provides regular status updates and works to resolve project
discrepancies (schedule, budget, resources, etc.).
- Engage with developers on significant issues sufficiently to be
able to report to senior leadership.
- In partnership with Responisble Engineers (RE) and Team Leads
own the technical success of product development.
- Help run contracts and produce statements of
work.Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience related to software
development.
- Experience with Project Management Tools such as MS Project, P6
Primavera or similar.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional
relationships, and give to a culture of inclusion.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical
field.
- 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
(current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as
a refugee or granted asylum.Desired
- Experience with NPR 7150.2D and safety critical
applications.
- Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.
- Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk
management, requirements management and Cost Account Management
such as EVM.
- Familiar with agile project management.
- Experience with Jira.
- Experience automating schedule health evaluations and
continuously improving schedules.
- Experience managing subcontracts, crafting statements of
work.Compensation Range for:CO applicants is
$106,260.00-$148,764.00;WA applicants is
$115,920.00-$162,288.00Other site ranges may differApplications
will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is
closed.Inclusivity StatementDon'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 a diverse, inclusive, and
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.Export Control RegulationsApplicants for employment at Blue
Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident
(i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the
U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.BenefitsBenefits include:
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%, and an 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:
Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as
allow employees to share in company results.Eligibility for
benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for
a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.Equal
Employment OpportunityBlue Origin is proud to be an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to
attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse,
and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on
the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We
support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that
fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees
recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members.
We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees
with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and
conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color,
religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic
factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or
characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue
Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal,
state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act,
the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in
Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information
on "EEO Is the Law," please see .Affirmative Action and Disability
AccommodationApplicants wishing to receive information on Blue
Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a
reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application
and/or interview process, please contact us at.California Applicant
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