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Blue Origin LLC Sr. Turbo Product Team Lead in Seattle, Washington

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! This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight. The BE-4 Turbomachinery Product Team Lead is the manager of a hardworking and focused team of turbomachinery design engineers, project engineers, analysts, and integration engineers. As the manager of this diverse team, you will set technical direction and priorities in line with programmatic goals, train team members to support the current production and future BE-4 Engine needs, and wholly own turbomachinery components and assemblies for the BE-4 Engine through every stage of the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Provide programmatic direction and coach a team of dedicated Project Engineers by reviewing technical work, giving them actionable feedback, setting clear goals, and coordinating project work with other teams and managers Own business rhythm reviews and communication paths to the IPT Lead, supporting program manager and business teams, including: weekly/monthly program management reviews, finance reviews, long term forecasting, business plan, project deep dives, design reviews, etc. The complete employee experience including hiring, performance management, and training, as well as providing tools for career development. Improving technical processes and tool development around focused areas of Design for Manufacturability (DfM), component and subsystem functional testing, and engine development cycles. Reviewing design and method recommendations, purchasing equipment, and ensuring that engineering activities align with organizational objectives. Administering operations in accordance with company's policies, priorities, and budget constraints set forth by senior management. Implements effective engineering methods within their team and providing technical guidance. Owning your Teams' turbomachinery components throughout entire life cycle of the BE-4 Engine; concept, design, development, manufacturing, certification, production, and flight Being wholly accountable for the design, planning, and successful development of components and/or subsystems (up to and including integrated engine and vehicle testing) to verify requirements and validate operational capabilities. Ensures components, materials, and tools are used to capacity. Providing safe, repeatable, and quality test capabilities that help explore the operational envelope and verify requirements for the current and next generation of rocket engines. Support team through anomaly and root cause investigations In addition to management responsibilities, you will also be a primary point of contact within the IPT. You will contribute to and lead component design, manufacturing, test support, data reviews and Test Readiness Reviews, support anomaly investigations and root cause analysis to drive corrective actions and hardware improvements. To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the leadership skills and the ability to formulate engineering initiatives focused on the continuous improvement of life, reliability, performance, and producibility of rocket engine turbomachinery components and assemblies. Minimum Qualifications Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, chemical or physics desired) 8+ years of liquid rocket engine,

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