Senior Business Operations

BLUE ORIGIN

Sr Business Operations role focusing on the New Glenn launch vehicle development at Blue Origin. Supporting safety, quality, and operational excellence in aerospace projects.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Colorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $133,500 - $186,898 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop comprehensive plans to develop, manufacture, qualify and integrate Payload Accommodations sub-systems.
Coordinate with design engineers, procurement, procurement, operations, test engineers, production, and test engineering, to ensure all aspects of the build and test are driving to plan.
Manage key program metrics (and associated reporting tools) in areas such as: budget, engineering schedules, equipment schedules, procurement schedules, build schedules, test schedules, program management status reports, and resource plans.
Develop recovery strategies when non-conformances or other escapes are identified.
Identify risk, document, communicate, develop mitigation plans and drive to an acceptable level.
Communicate status, critical paths, challenges, and recommended solutions.
Track budgets and manage the committed/ uncommitted forecast, variance and other financial metrics.
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 & trackers for all build and test activities.
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 team members on progress and risks to meet overall schedule.
Collaborate with purchasing and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of hardware (flight/ground) to Integration.
Ensure resource and facility conflicts are resolved.

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations, or equivalent job experience.
10+ years of project management experience.
High attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills.
Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results.
Experience managing work within large organizations or complex projects that are geographically dispersed.
Working knowledge of design process, manufacturing, and configuration management principles and practices.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Skills for hands-on problem solving, with a passion for spacecraft systems.
Comfortable in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment.
Ability to perform and work in an “unstructured” environment and navigate ambiguity.

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
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Bonus amounts may be awarded based on individual contributions

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbudget managementschedule managementrisk managementchange assessmentvariance analysismanufacturing principlesconfiguration managementprogram managementfinancial performance analysis

Soft Skills

attention to detailorganizational skillscommunication skillsproblem solvingrelationship buildingteam performance improvementadaptabilitycollaborationleadershipnavigating ambiguity

Certifications

B.S. degree in EngineeringB.S. degree in BusinessB.S. degree in Project ManagementB.S. degree in Operations