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!
Lunar Permanence: 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 Landing Gear System Manager, you will be accountable for the technical performance, flight certification, and hardware delivery of all Landing Gear Systems for the Lunar Permanence portfolio of lunar lander vehicles.
You will be responsible for managing a diverse product team to perform spaceflight mechanism design, analysis, hardware manufacturing and procurement, instrumentation, testing, assembly, and product delivery to meet aggressive mass targets and schedule milestones within an acceptable risk posture. You will additionally be responsible for managing the career development, work performance, mentorship, and career and technical guidance for all members of your product team.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Direct a technical team to design, analyze, test, and deliver mass efficient mechanisms that meet mission objectives, satisfy requirements, and comply with intra-vehicle interfaces.
- Recruit, hire, manage, and mentor a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team.
- Manage direct reports’ professional development (e.g., hiring, performance reviews, compensation and promotion management, routine one-on-one development conversations) and coach them on performance.
- Develop technical plans to meet deliverables on an aggressive schedule.
- Develop hardware verification and certification plans to ensure safe and reliable hardware with sufficient documentation.
- Perform technical leadership and make data-informed executive decisions on mechanisms-related topics across the vehicle portfolio.
- Coordinate between vehicles to ensure consistent design and analysis practices are being utilized where feasible.
- Identify and execute key areas to perform hardware prototyping and testing to fail fast and early.
- Lead mechanisms hardware reviews.
- Utilize good engineering to ensure the most efficient and effective product is designed, manufactured, procured, tested, qualified, and delivered.
- Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, other) or equivalent.
- 4+ years experience in managing and/or leading flight hardware products from cradle to grave.
- 4+ years experience in creating statements of work, hardware specifications, and managing subcontracts.
- Experience in fundamental, hand calculation structural analysis and finite element analysis techniques.
- Experience in creating and operating multi-body dynamic simulations.
- Experience in metallic and carbon composite materials.
- Experience in mechanical system model creation.
- Experience in mechanical system design and design for manufacturability.
- Experience with electromechanical actuators, motors, and controllers.
- Experience with spacecraft docking systems.
- Experience in hardware testing and instrumentation.
- Experience in documentation, design, and analysis artifact configuration control.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary development projects, including managing requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, and cost.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
- Excellent written and oral communication 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace) or equivalent.
- Experience in Landing Gear Systems design for planetary landers.
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.
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