Business Operations Internship – Graduate @ Blue Origin

Application close date:

12/7/2024

Summer 2025 Business Operations Internship

We are a mission-driven team of collaborators, doers and problem-solvers relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

Interns will work closely on projects with our business units. The internship will last 12 weeks.

GS1 Business Operations:GS1 Business Operations tackles problems of all types - schedule, cost, supply chain, resource planning, and technical/design. Great opportunity to get exposure to wide variety of problems across New Glenn’s value chain, while directly impacting presentation materials in executive reviews. This project is ideal for students who have experience in forecasting/tracking financial variances and procurement tracking tools.

Integration Umbilicals: This project is ideal for students who have experience in business analytics, project and program management, financial business case analysis and design to cost.

Responsibilities may include:

Shape our company and program strategic objectives.

Map and understand industry landscape and competitive dynamics.

Gather and synthesize market research to inform strategy decisions.

Develop and deliver content for strategic reviews with leadership.

Build and maintain tools, analyses, and reports to highlight internal metrics and key market information.

Develop business cases to advise on investment decisions.

Assess program economics, model financial outlook, and track key performance indicators.

Collaborate with all departments to ensure alignment on and execution of strategic recommendations.

Partner with business units on inorganic growth opportunities with financial analysis, due diligence, deal structuring, and valuation.

Support long term financial and strategic planning process.

Basic Qualifications:

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.

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.

Strong quantitative skill set and attention to detail.

Strong ability to structure and apply analytical frameworks to solve problems.

Aptitude for teamwork with shown potential for leadership.

Strong written communication and presentation skills.

Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Available to work full time for the duration of your internship while not concurrently enrolled in coursework.

Desired:

Pursuing an advanced degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or other highly analytical field.

Demonstrated leadership in a professional setting to deliver results that have a positive material impact.

Understanding of the private space industry.

Flexibility and adaptability.

Ability to work as a member of a team.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experiencedoesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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The compensation range for on-site WA applicants is $34.17 - $50.00 hourly

Other site ranges may differ.

Interviews for this role will be conducted in early 2025 to align with business schools’ schedules.

This job posting is anticipated to close on December 6th, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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 [email protected].

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