Summer 2022 Government Affairs Internship

Summer 2022 Internship: Business Strategy, Supply Chain, Government Relations, and Customer Experience

Washington, D.C.

We are a mission-driven team of collaborators, doers and problem-solvers relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. As part of our small, passionate, team, you will help us develop corporate and business unit strategy and support the execution of our growth initiatives. Interns will work closely on projects with our business units New Shepard, New Glenn, Blue Engines, and Advanced Development Programs by providing analytical support to inform leadership decision-making. Projects may be within the fields of Supply Chain, Strategy, Government Relations, and Marketing & Sales. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Internships are 12-15 weeks long and available year-round in Spring (January-April), Summer (May-September), and Fall (September – December).

Business Strategy –

Responsibilities may include:

Support our business unit financial and strategic objectives

Map and understand industry landscape and competitive dynamics

Analyze strategic tradeoffs and make portfolio recommendations

Develop and deliver content for strategic reviews with leadership

Collaborate with all departments to access and collect data that informs decision-making

Build and maintain tools, analytics, and reporting to highlight performance metrics and other key information

Work with various team members to build reports and run analysis on various ad-hoc projects

Deliver meaningful insights on financial performance and opportunities to reduce costs without impacting performance

Complete cost benefit justifications on strategic decisions

Lead key business analytics initiatives

Qualifications:

Students must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or MBA program and have at least one semester of school remaining after the internship.

Aptitude for teamwork with shown potential for leadership

Excellent analytical skill set and attention to detail

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Strong written communication and presentation 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

Desired:

MBA student with undergraduate degree in Business, Engineering, or other highly analytical field

Demonstrated leadership or management experience in a professional setting

Understanding of the private space industry

Supply Chain –

Responsibilities may include:

Build and maintain tools, analytics, and reporting metrics to drive performance

Lead key business analytics initiatives

Identify and implement cross-functional continuous improvement projects

Develop procurement and material strategies to meet business priorities

Analyze Supply Base trends to optimize strategic sourcing for operations

Complete cost tradeoff analysis on strategic decisions

Qualifications:

Students must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or MBA program and have at least one semester of school remaining after the internship.

Aptitude for cross-functional teamwork with shown potential for leadership

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Strong written communication and presentation 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

Desired:

MBA student with undergraduate degree in Business, Engineering, or other highly analytical field.

Undergraduate or Graduate student in Supply Chain, Operations, Systems Engineering, or other related field.

Demonstrated leadership or management experience in a professional setting

Understanding of the private space industry

Government Relations –

Responsibilities may include:

General support of Blue Origin’s government relations objectives

Research and analyze the Congressional landscape, including legislation, hearings, and relevant committee activities

Support development of a wide range of materials for government relations objectives, such as talking points, legislative summaries, and factsheets

Develop and deliver content for strategic reviews with leadership

Collaborate with business units across the company to collect data that informs government relations decision-making

Maintain tools, analytics, and reporting to highlight government relations activities and other key information

Qualifications:

Passion for creating a policy environment that facilitates millions of people living and working in space

Students must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or MBA program and have at least one semester of school remaining after the internship

Excellent research, written communication, and presentation skills

Proven understanding of the U.S. legislative process

Demonstrated aptitude for both teamwork and operating as an individual contributor

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:

Graduate student with undergraduate degree in Government, Public Policy, politics or related field

Prior professional experience in government relations

Demonstrated leadership or management experience in a professional setting

Understanding of the private space industry

Customer Experience –

Responsibilities may include:

Support all front and back of house hospitality operations in the business of launching humans into space

Lead long term projects related to event preparation, scheduling, organization, record keeping, and travel coordination

Lead daily organizational efforts of astronaut clothing, collateral, and gifts

Must be able to take initiative daily and be prepared with one’s own ideas to find ways to contribute to the overall mission

Prepare and aid in set-up of launch viewing parties, celebrations, news broadcasts, and press conferences

Maintain a positive attitude and contribute team spirit

Must be ready and enthusiastic to step into any variety of roles

Collaborate with the Astronaut Village and Training Center departments

Qualifications:

Pursuing an undergraduate degree in hospitality and have at least one semester of school remaining after the internship.

Experience in a high-end customer service, luxury hospitality, or event planning role

Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail

High emotional intelligence

Strong oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and customer service capabilities and delivery

Efficiency in high pressure situations

Readiness to travel 75% of time as needed

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

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to view a copy of 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 EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.