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 New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Karman line - the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space. As part of a hardworking team of passionate, diverse, and accomplished experts, you will lead all aspects of the Operations, Training, Mission Managers, and Payload Teams. The Operations Team executes safe, reliable and efficient launch and recovery operations and owns development and management of Operations products. The Training Team develops, coordinates, and delivers Operations and Maintenance Team training, leads training systems, and executes the Launch Crew qualification and currency program. Mission Managers conduct Mission Scope Reviews, help run Mission Logistics, and build the mission integrated schedule. The Payloads Team handles payload customer interactions, payload integration and flight support, and post flight closeout efforts. You will collaborate across teams to understand and overcome logistics, training, qualification, budget, and resource challenges to deliver mission ready personnel and products. Through continuous improvement efforts, we identify and execute projects that provide efficiency improvements and directly lower the cost to access space! The job may be based in Kent, WA or in Van Horn, TX with routine (25%- 50%) travel to the alternate location. Additional operations responsibilities may be assigned depending on individual experience and qualifications. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Lead and mentor managers and employees to maintain and mature effective Mission Planning, Training and Operations teams. Lead periodic reviews of team progress including tracking and leading Technical Performance Metrics and other key performance indicators. Lead reporting of program execution including scope, budget, risks, schedule, resource allocation, critical path, and challenges. Implement methods to measure, analyze, and proactively improve Operations, Training, and Mission Planning performance. Supervise and monitor launch crew readiness for flight. Establish, maintain, and monitor needed support from functional support organizations to ensure the success of NSOM Operations, Training, and Mission Managers. Administration of Operations and Training budgets to include tracking actual costs, performing variance analysis, and estimating future costs. Responsible for achieving per flight cost targets and annual fixed expense budget. Inform development of, and then implement, the plan to transition the Operations organization and its processes to increased New Shepard launch cadence. Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent experience 15+ years' experience in operations field with at least 5 years in a demanding operational environment Strong coordination and project management skills. Ability to follow, lead and prioritize multiple tasks and jobs. Experience in a variety of project and program management functions, to include technical, schedules, budget, and resources. Experience leading and managing both large and small teams assigned to fast-paced and sophisticated projects. Leadership, management, and mentoring experience. Strong written and verbal