Engineering Operations Manager – Solar Center of Excellence

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

As part of a hardworking team of technicians and engineers, you will own the factory infrastructure, equipment lifecycle, and business-system integration behind Blue Origin's Solar Center of Excellence (Solar COE) production capability, leading Operations Engineers and Technicians from facility build-out through high-rate production of high-performance space solar modules. This highly visible role spans operations, engineering, and information systems. You bring production-floor credibility, systems thinking, and the drive to eliminate downtime, compress equipment delivery cycles, and build the digital backbone (MES, ERP, mBOM) that lets the Solar COE scale.

Responsibilities: Facility Setup & Readiness

• Own facility setup for the Solar COE production floor: space planning, utilities (power, ESD, cleanroom zoning), and phased buildout aligned to ramp milestones.
• Maintain the Facility Readiness Matrix, tracking civil, MEP, and infrastructure deliverables against equipment installation schedules.
• Partner with Facilities, EHS, and Site Operations to meet safety and workmanship standards; define zone acceptance criteria and drive walk-downs, punch-list closure, and handoff to Production.

Equipment Setup, Delivery & Qualification

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