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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 commitment and detailed attention toward 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. As the Fluids and Propulsion Engineering Operations Lead, you will report directly to the Fluids Prop Integrated Product Team Manager to improve the overall execution of the team. You will perform team management functions across the entire product life cycle from research, design development, final flight hardware design, manufacturing, and production. Your primary responsibilities will be managing budgets, schedules, work breakdown structure, and program plans to ensure products are delivered to meet program needs. With your help we will quantitatively manage our scope by presenting status, risks & opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management. You will be hands on with the team leading the execution of an Agile process for week to week planning and tracking. You will serve in a scrum master role bringing agile development methods to drive efficiency in the teams execution. You will be the primary liaison between the Fluids/Prop team and the Lunar Transportation program management office. You will be responsible for the programmatic key performance metrics (cost, schedule, risk) and maintaining alignment between the program level plan and our teams day to day execution. 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 Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight. This is a chance to leave your fingerprints on the history of spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Qualifications: B.S. degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Mathematics, or related disciplines 5+ years of experience managing projects/programs including managing priorities, scope, schedule, integration and cost. Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM Experience with Agile project management methodology and JIRA software Experience with P6 Primavera, MS Project, or similar scheduling software packages Corporate and subcontract financial experience Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment while regularly providing imaginative and detailed solutions to complex problems Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills 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: MBA degree or equivalent experience Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience Proficient with MS Excel capabilities such as Macros, Power Q