Human Landing System Engineering Operations Lead

BLUE ORIGIN

Engineering Operations Lead managing operations for Blue Origin’s Lunar Permanence unit. Focusing on program efficiency and collaboration across teams for lunar mission success.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,618 - $224,864 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive day-to-day program operations, including meeting facilitation, action item tracking, and cross-functional follow-up
Own planning and executing major program milestones, reviews, and leadership-facing events
Serve as a reliable coordination point between engineering, program management, operations, and leadership teams
Develop and refine operational processes to improve program efficiency and team communication including execution of Design Analysis Cycles
Engage program planning to ensure schedule integration and cross-program milestone validity
Support planning and execution of major program milestones such as IDR and CDR, including scheduling, readiness tracking, and logistics coordination
Maintain and improve overall review processes, procedures, and documentation standards for Lunar programs
Manage Data Requirement Deliverables (DRDs) and ensure artifact tracking is accurate and up to date
Prepare materials for and help facilitate formal engineering reviews, ensuring readiness criteria are met prior to each event

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related technical field
10+ years of experience in program operations, engineering operations, or technical project management in an aerospace or defense environment
Demonstrated experience with Jira, including structure configuration, field definition, and user support
Proven ability to own and improve complex, cross-functional operational processes with minimal direction
Experience leading or co-leading formal engineering reviews and managing associated documentation and artifact requirements
Strong stakeholder management skills; comfortable working across engineering, program, and leadership levels
Ability to identify gaps in processes and independently develop and implement solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
Employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results.

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Hard Skills & Tools

program operationstechnical project managementoperational processesDesign Analysis CyclesData Requirement Deliverablesschedulingreadiness trackinglogistics coordinationdocumentation standardsartifact tracking

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipfacilitationprocess improvementindependent developmentteam coordinationaction item tracking

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in EngineeringBachelor's degree in BusinessBachelor's degree in Operations