Avionics IPT Lead, Lunar Product Engineering

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are 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.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. In addition to our MK1 Pathfinder mission our MK2 Crew Lander mission will demonstrate the lander’s core capabilities – including the privately funded BE-7 landing engine, precision landing sensors, and integrated power and propulsion architecture – as a precursor to certifying the vehicle for use by NASA as part of the Artemis lunar exploration program. The team building this vehicle is rethinking how space systems are designed, with a high-performance architecture, efficient reusability, and rapid design iteration. Join our team and pave the road to a permanent lunar presence!

Blue Origin is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as the Avionics IPT Lead. As the Avionics IPT Lead for Lunar Permanence, you will report to the Sr. Director of the Lunar Product Engineering group within Lunar Permanence and directly support all aspects of project management to include cost, schedule, risk & opportunity, and change management for the Lunar Avionics team.  This includes areas of Communications, Wire Harness, Command and Data Handling Avionics, and Controller Avionics. You will use your project engineering skills to organize budgets, schedules, and program plans to ensure development, qualification and production hardware is delivered. You will use your technical background to understand and effectively communicate with Blue Origin internal organizations and suppliers to guide project planning. You will build project management plans and manage project schedules, WBS, and cost, and where appropriate coordinate schedules to integrate the project development with the overall vehicle programs. You will present status, risks & opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management. You will manage the project business rhythms and develop/communicate key program metrics.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

 Special Mentions

• Relocation provided.

• Occasional travel up to 20% of the time

• 1st Shift: 8am – 5pm

• Interviews will include a technical assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Avionics IPT within Lunar Product Engineering to deliver high-performance Avionics subsystems for Lunar vehicles within cost and schedule constraints.

• Organize budgets, schedules, and program plans to ensure development, procurement, qualification and production hardware is delivered per program need dates.

• Support Integration and Test (I&T) activities as needed.  This could be in the form of personally supporting such activities or assigning personnel as required.

• Supporting Design Analysis Cycle (DAC) and Verification Analysis Cycle (VAC) activities per Agile Program Management standards

• Support formal Risk Management activities.

• Support monthly and quarterly EAC reviews.

• Support our procurement team in all aspects of Avionics procurement.

• Provide career growth guidance to the team.

• Provide formal mid-year and end of year reviews for team members.

• Perform any and all personnel issues in conjunction with our Human Resources team.

Qualifications:

• B.S. Business, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Management, or similar

• 10+ years’ experience program/project management of Avionics and/or Electrical Power Systems including business management in a development environment.

• 5+ years of experience in people management.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary aerospace development projects, including managing requirements, personnel priorities, scope, schedule, and cost.

• Excellent written, communication and presentation skills

• Experience with Project Management Tools such as MS Project, P6 Primavera or similar.

• Aptitude for hands-on problem solving, with a passion for spacecraft systems.

• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.

• 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:

• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience. Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM.

• Self-starter, strong bias for action

• Experience with launch vehicle, spacecraft, or exploration lander development.

• Experience with space vehicle Avionics design development, integration, and test.

• Experience managing subcontracts.

• Experience with vertical integration of Avionics and/or Electrical Power Systems

• Experience with verification, integration, and test, of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.

 

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $188,346.75-$263,685.45;WA applicants is $198,908.25-$278,471.55

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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.

Benefits

Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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.

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