Senior Manager, Avionics Systems - Lunar Permanence

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!

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 the Avionics System Manager, you will be responsible for the integrated design across vehicle subsystems including selecting the best design solutions for system layouts, packaging, harnessing and component selection.

You will also represent the Avionics system in all cross-functional trades and impact studies.

• You will be responsible for cultivating an evolving, rightsized workforce; overseeing performance, merits, and promotions;
• shepherding team members' careers through coaching, and technical development; benchmarking their work standards and tools with other Blue Origin business units and with industry trends;

and assuring that the team’s work products meet domain quality standards. These responsibilities will comprise approximately one-quarter of your time.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight.

Passion for our mission and vision is required. If you’re excited by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging activities, please apply!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Supply people, processes, and tools needed to meet the demand signals specified by project and program managers. Negotiate Statements of Work with the respective product managers
• Manage your direct reports’ professional development (e.g., hiring, performance reviews, compensation and promotion management, routine one-on-one development conversations) and coach them on performance
• Organize and equip the Team and assure that its staff are trained
• Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles and the Lunar Permanence team culture
• Lead a team to perform architecture studies, concept development, ICD development, procurement, verification planning, vehicle integration, system build and checkout, and operations support
• Coordinate in areas of vehicle configuration, flight sciences, hardware, software, system safety, supplier management, fault tolerance analysis / schemes, FMECA, FHA, and telemetry downlink / uplink
• Develop interface specifications, CONOPS definition, and other design documents related to Avionics subsystems such as (Flight Computing, Command and Data Handling, etc)
• Support development of system requirements, flow down, and verification planning
• Analyze and track key performance metrics for avionics systems throughout the product lifecycle and continually assess new designs to optimize for manufacturability, quality, and cost
• Participate in program level technology development, mission assurance and safety initiatives, and avionics development process improvements.
• Effectively communicate status, risks, and challenges to management.
• Lead the team by example and create long-term strategic plans to positively influence each person on your team toward achieving Blue Origin’s vision.
• Be a mentor, and offer leadership and development opportunities, putting those around you first.
• Grow people into their full potential through inspiration and motivation
• Responsible for forging a vision of a better future, strategizing on Blue Origin’s direction, and motivating your team to achieve Blue Origin’s overarching objectives by training, planning, directing, delegating, and monitoring success.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related disciplines
• 2+ years managing technical teams and / or leading functional groups with responsibility for career management of employees
• 8+ years of experience in at least one specialty area applicable to the space flight
• Proven ability to interpret and apply high-level system requirements to practical design solutions
• Understanding of the principles, concepts, and methods of systems engineering such as concept development, requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification and validation, qualification, commissioning, or operations
• In depth knowledge of systems engineering practices (e.g., requirements development; standard verification methods; functional decomposition;

standard diagramming techniques; risk and opportunity management)

• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $167,088-$233,923

Other site ranges may differ

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.

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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.

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