Avionics IPT Lead, Lunar Product Engineering

Company:  Blue Origin
Location: Seattle
Closing Date: 03/11/2024
Salary: £150 - £200 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

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. 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.

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.
  • Support 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 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.
  • 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 and maintain positive professional relationships.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Desired:

  • Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Experience with launch vehicle, spacecraft, or exploration lander development.
  • Experience managing subcontracts.
  • Experience with verification, integration, and test of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.

Compensation Range:

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

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

Inclusivity Statement:

At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Export Control Regulations:

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Benefits:

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

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting a highly qualified, diverse workforce.

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