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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Manager - Valves Product Team Lead, Engines - **Company:** Blue Origin - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $183,807.0 - $257,329.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Biometrics - **Published:** July 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17698074?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17698074%2FSenior-Manager-Valves-Product-Team-Lead-Engines-Washington-Seattle ## About the Role * B.S. degree in engineering. * 7+ years of experience in rocket engine development or aerospace fluid/mechanical systems. * 3+ years of project and people management experience. * Proven ability to establish and execute complex plans with multiple functional interfaces while maintaining clear communication across stakeholders at all levels. * Desire to lead and manage small teams on fast-paced development and production projects. * High attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills. * Strong aptitude for troubleshooting and quick thinking to keep projects moving forward. * Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * 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. Preferred Qualifications: * 10+ years in rocket engine development. * 5+ years of project/people management experience. * Experience with electromechanical actuators (EMAs) and/or valve systems for rocket engine or aerospace applications. * Experience with valve development, qualification, and production. * Experience with cradle to grave product development, including leading design reviews, production readiness reviews, and technical readiness reviews. * Experience creating tools to improve documentation, visibility, and tracking of scope and forecasted work. * Experience with vertical integration and/or scaling production of complex assemblies. * Experience with manufacturing process automation. * Experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence as a multiplier. ## Description As the leader of a small, passionate, and hardworking team of engineers on BE-3U, you will work at the intersection of program management, engineering, supply chain, test, manufacturing, and quality to own the engine's valves through development, production, test, and flight. You'll manage both the people and the product as the BE-3U Valves Product Team Lead, where the team's focus is on maintaining the current production cadence while quickly implementing upgrades that improve cost, performance, reliability, and lead time. In this role, you and the team will partner with the operations organization, and other product and technical leaders within the program, to define, refine, and realize opportunities to not only improve the valves, but also the speed we deliver them. You must enjoy identifying and solving communication and process challenges, earning trust, and attacking roadblocks that impede execution. We are seeking a highly organized leader with strong technical acumen who can provide the programmatic structure to control schedule and budget, while also bringing the communication and transparency that empowers team performance. This position will have a measurable effect on Blue's upper stage engine performance and directly impact the history of space exploration. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Own and execute plans to reach valve development and production milestones on BE-3U. Identify, elevate, and act on key cost and performance input metrics that drive project direction. * Hire, develop, and lead a talented team of engineers. * Identify schedule-critical hardware, equipment, people, and facilities - resolve constraints and fix defects at the root. * Define, manage, and action key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product team success. Leverage data to make informed decisions and iterate on manufacturing and design changes across the valve life cycle. * Own the valves team budget and schedule. * Analyze non-conformance metrics and partner with the quality organization to apply opportunities for process improvements that improve rate manufacturing performance. * Coordinate and partner with the operations and supply chain organizations to execute manufacturing upgrade initiatives. * Identify, mitigate, and own valve risks - remove blockers, investigate/escalate issues, and close on solutions. * Manage interdisciplinary engineering and execution tasks to improve overall program success. * Drive clear and consistent communication across all levels to ensure goal alignment. * Champion a collaborative culture to attack challenges to engine cost, performance, and manufacturing rate., Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum. 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