Manager Operations Training Advanced Development Programs

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Our Flight Operations group is looking for someone to coordinate Operations Training curriculum development, delivery, and trainee assessment methods across in-space programs. We are a hard-working team developing robotic and crewed missions that will impact the history of space exploration!
Advanced Development Programs is responsible for all of Blue Origin's orbital and planetary flight systems, services, and products, including the Orbital Reef, Blue Moon commercial lunar lander, innovative spaceflight capabilities, and a wide range of concepts, proposals, and technology development projects for our product lines.
As a Manager of the Operations Training Team in the Flight Operations group of the Flight Sciences section, you will be responsible for building and managing strategic technical capabilities essential to the operation of spacecraft with diverse concepts of operation. This team is comprised of experts in the following disciplines - Flight and Crew Operations training curriculum design, including specialty course material development, training delivery, simulation scenario development and exercise facilitation, performing assessments and certifying trainees, designing and executing simulation campaigns to confirm mission team readiness. The ideal candidate is someone who brings creative ideas, along with the persistence and passion to build a program and team from the ground up. Join us in enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit earth - passion for our mission is required!
Responsibilities
Directly manage a team of 5-15 team members skilled in the disciplines mentioned above
Develop and manage the people, processes, and tools essential for best-in-class performance in these subject domains
Cultivate an evolving, rightsized workforce; oversee performance, merits, and promotions; shepherd team members' careers through coaching, opportunity matching, and technical development
Dedication to establish a respectful, safe environment for learning
Dedication to building a cohesive team through leadership, problem-solving skills, and strong listening and communications skills
Provide expertise, ensuring that your team's deliverables meet domain quality standards
Benchmark the team's work standards and tools with other Blue Origin business units and industry trends
Contribute in one or more of the technical areas mentioned above, providing support directly to programs within the business unit
Exemplify best practices, balanced technical judgment, and superior work ethic
Qualifications:
Required:
B.S. or B.A. degree in a relevant field - such as engineering, instructional design, education, or communication
8 years of experience in defining, developing, validating, and executing technical training for engineers working in a high technology operational environment
Experience writing technical training course materials (lesson objectives and plans, evaluation criteria, hands-on training activities)
Experience authoring training plans, maintenance and operations manuals, and other technical documents
Basic systems engineering experience - such as requirements development and execution of verification and validation
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
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.
Desired:
First principles knowledge of all major spacecraft subsystems
Experience training and developing operations personnel and/or astronauts for human spaceflight missions
Experience with robotic space missions
Experience with human spaceflight
Blue Origin offers a phenomenal work environment and exciting culture with competitive compensation, benefits, 401K, and relocation.
Blue Origin is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with Blue's principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age. Blue Origin prohibits any form of workplace harassment.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.
Estimated
salary
wage (Colorado only): 114K to 175K
Export Control Regulations
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on EEO Is the Law, please see here and here.
Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at .
Benefits
Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.
Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 11 holidays
Category
Training and Development Specialists
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
8 to 20 years
Job type
Full time
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