Injector & HEx Product Team Lead

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 Main Injector & Heat Exchanger Product Team Lead is the manager of a diverse and hardworking team of combustion device engineers, engine design and integration engineers, projects engineers, and analysts. As the manager, you will set technical direction, set priorities in line with programmatic goals, train team members to support current and future BE-4 engine needs, and progress combustion devices (Injectors, Hex, and related components) the BE-4 Engine through every stage of an engineered products' lifecycle. You will also support In House and Supplier activities in the design and fabrication of the Main Injector and HEx. This includes leading and promoting opportunities to realize Process Improvement and development activities in for all phases of the Main Injector and Hex life cycle that will support delivery of our product at rate. You will be responsible for the complete employee experience including hiring, performance management, training and providing tools for career development. You will help to improve technical processes and tool development around focused areas of DFM, execution, and engine development cycles. This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines BE-4 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. In addition to people manager responsibilities, you will contribute to and lead component design, manufacturing, test support, perform data reviews and Test Readiness Reviews, support anomaly investigations and root cause analysis to drive corrective actions and hardware improvements. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise and leadership skills to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Functional manager of dedicated individuals to the Main Injector / HEx Product team Training and providing tools for career development Owning component level program technical performance metrics and developing plans for execution Lead component design, manufacturing, test support, and readiness reviews Manage in house and supplier initiatives and activities Support team through anomaly and root cause investigations Owning MI and HEx components throughout entire life cycle of the BE-4 Engine Minimum Qualifications Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, chemical or physics desired) 5+ years of aerospace industry or related field experience Strong technical fundamentals in mechanical design, manufacturing, materials processing including welding, brazing, additive manufacturing Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Demonstrated experience with Computer aided design tools (CAD) Demonstrated experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Proven understanding of production processes Familiarity with data analysis and data processing Demonstrated success with corrective action implementation Consistent track rec