Liaison Engineering Manager, Sr. - New Glenn Second Stage

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As a Liaison Engineering Manager / Factory Support Engineering Manager supporting New Glenn second stage (GS2) production operations in Florida, you will lead a team that serves as the program’s first line of engineering defense when manufacturing encounters technical issues, nonconformances, or design questions. Your team will work shoulder-to-shoulder with production, quality, supply chain, and design organizations to ensure rapid disposition of issues while protecting vehicle safety, configuration integrity, and flightworthiness.

You will be accountable for establishing a strong on-site engineering presence that enables fast, disciplined problem resolution, effective communication back to the design centers, and continuous improvement of production readiness. This role requires balancing urgency with rigor and ensuring hardware keeps moving while maintaining compliance with engineering standards, certification bases, and safety requirements.

You will work closely with subsystem Responsible Engineers, build teams, systems engineering, quality, and operations leadership. Your goal is to mature paths for unblocking issues, define technical authority models, and improve the flow of technical data between the factory and design engineering organizations. You will also shape factory-facing processes for anomaly resolution, nonconformance dispositions, drawing interpretation, and change execution.

A core responsibility of this role is developing and mentoring a high-performing team of engineers who thrive in fast-paced production environments, demonstrate sound technical judgment, and communicate clearly across teams. Your leadership will directly impact schedule stability, cost control, and the successful delivery of flight hardware.

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!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering or other related technical field 
• Responsible for performance management, task and project assignment, training, and career development for a team of 7–10 liaison / factory support engineers based in Florida 
• Lead and scale the factory-embedded engineering organization that serves as the primary interface between GS2 production and design engineering during manufacturing issues and nonconformances  
• Own engineering engagement for production nonconformances and anomaly resolution, including Materials Review Board authority 
• Establish, document, and continuously improve factory-facing engineering processes for issue triage, drawing interpretation, change execution, and escalation pathways 
• Establish and improve factory-facing engineering processes for rapid issue resolution and configuration control  
• Partner with production, quality, systems, and design organizations to drive safe, timely hardware delivery  
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and ensure corrective actions are complete, verified, and institutionalized to prevent recurrence 
• Coordinate engineering support for pre-ship reviews, engineering data reviews, and flight hardware delivery milestones 
• Track, evaluate, and report on factory engineering metrics including cycle time to disposition, escape rates, recurring issues, systemic production risks, and engineering capacity 
• Communicate production health, technical risks, and cross-cutting trends to senior engineering and program leadership 
• Develop escalation paths and decision frameworks that enable rapid execution while maintaining configuration discipline, safety, and technical integrity 
• Foster strong partnerships between production, quality, and design engineering organizations while reinforcing engineering rigor and technical authority

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering or other related technical field 
• 10+ years of proven experience in aerospace hardware development, production support, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, or flight hardware test operations in highly regulated environments 
• Demonstrated experience supporting active production lines and flight hardware manufacturing 
• Broad, multi-discipline technical background spanning structures, mechanisms, fluids, avionics, or propulsion systems 
• Proven experience leading or owning Materials Review Boards, anomaly investigations, and nonconformance dispositions 
• Strong understanding of engineering change processes, configuration control, and production readiness frameworks 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineers in high-tempo operational environments 
• Self-directed and capable of balancing multiple production priorities simultaneously 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and operational organizations 
• Experience working with drawing release systems, PLM tools, or requirements/configuration databases 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering or related field 
• Prior experience managing engineers in factory support, liaison, or production engineering roles 
• Experience supporting launch vehicle or spacecraft manufacturing environments 
• Experience serving as engineering authority during MRBs, anomaly review boards, or failure investigations 
• Familiarity with production scheduling systems or integrated master schedules 
• Ability to operate effectively and lead in ambiguous, fast-moving production environments 
• Experience supporting new-build flight vehicles or development hardware 
• 5+ years of people leadership or technical program leadership experience 

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Benefits

• Benefits 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.

• Dependent on role type and job level, 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, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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