Sr. Quality Program Manager

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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 is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. The Quality Program Management Team is dedicated to ensuring quality requirements are met for each program within Blue Origin. The team works as a conduit of information from the program back to the site quality organizations. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! This role is part of the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance team, which focuses on monitoring and assessing processes that guide Blue Origin design, manufacture, and operations, ensuring system safety engineering, environmental health and safety, product integrity, and continuous improvement processes serve the Blue Origin Mission and Vision.

Primary Responsibilities

Program Quality Leadership

• Serve as the primary Quality focal point for program leadership and conduit between the program and functional/site Quality organizations.
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Program Quality Plan and Quality strategy across the product lifecycle.
• Present Quality status, metrics, risks, resource needs, and readiness to program and Quality leadership.
• Find opportunities for continuous improvement of quality processes and requirements, including the use of AI/analytics tools to support data trending and decision-making.
• Lead and support program-level risk boards, material review activities, corrective action boards, and resolution of systemic Quality issues.

Quality Strategy & Planning

• Establish and monitor Program Quality readiness criteria, risks, actions, and required artifacts at major development and production milestones.
• Provide program-level governance of APQP, ensuring the appropriate functions execute required product and process quality-planning activities.
• Develop and maintain the Program Quality staffing, capacity, inspection, equipment, and infrastructure strategy aligned with development builds and planned production-rate increases.

Manufacturing & Production Readiness

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