Systems Engineering Integration and Test Manager

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.

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!

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.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, systems engineers, and responsible engineers, you will lead a team of 8-12 systems engineers to deliver products for both MK1 and MK2 vehicles. You will report to the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Manager within the Fluids and Propulsion (F&P) Integrated Product Team (IPT) and work closely with the Lead Systems Engineers and Architects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead a systems engineering team to deliver high-performance fluids and propulsion deliverables for Lunar vehicles, ensuring alignment with mission objectives while balancing cost, schedule, and risk.
• Define, specify, and flow down information to help Responsible Engineers to develop hardware. You will work closely with customers, suppliers, and Blue Origin groups.
• Recruit, hire, manage, and mentor a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team of ~8-12 direct reports, focusing on their professional development through coaching, performance reviews, and routine one-on-one conversations.
• Develop and manage robust plans, product roadmaps, and key operating metrics for technical performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Provide technical leadership, monitor progress, and communicate updates to the SEIT Manager.
• Ensure the efficient and effective design, manufacture, procurement, testing, qualification, and delivery of the Fluids and Propulsion system for MK1 and MK2 vehicles.
• Work with SEIT Manager to manage the technical configuration, customer deliverables, and address scope changes and solving emergent issues that impact program success.
• Foster technical expertise and high standards within the team, reporting to the Fluids and Propulsion Integrated Product Team Lead SEIT Manager.
• 65% of time will be product ownership and technical deliverables while the other 35% will be functional management.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Engineering or related technical subject area
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor
• 8+ years related technical experience
• In-depth understanding of fluids and mechanical engineering principles
• Track record of delivering integrated products, on schedule and within budget
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Familiarity with agile project management
• 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:

• 2+ years managing technical teams and/or leading functional groups with responsibility for leading and coaching employees
• Demonstrated ability to provide cost and schedule leadership of a team
• Experience with space vehicle design
• Experience with aerospace components
• Experience with CAD (Creo), Windchill PLM and GD&T
• Experience performing reliability analysis to identify design weaknesses and inform design improvements, such as Failure Modes and Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Demonstrated capability to manage test campaigns
• Experience with certification of human-rated space systems
• Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $125,235.00-$175,329.00; WA applicants is $136,620.00-$191,268.00

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 workforce. 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.

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