Avionics Hardware Engineering Sr Manager - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 169,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Avionics Hardware Engineering Manager in Denver to lead a team delivering electrical hardware for Lunar Landers. You will guide architecture, oversee life‑cycle development, and drive safety and quality in a fast‑paced, mission‑driven environment.

You will mentor engineers, manage performance, and align efforts with Blue Origin’s vision for sustainable spaceflight, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related disciplines.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary development projects and coach others.
• Strong understanding of hardware engineering principles and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and own upgraded analog and digital avionic designs for lunar landers.
• Own architecture of hardware and firmware designs across product life cycle, from concept to production.
• Lead architecture trade studies, performance characterization, and roadmap direction.
• Conduct design risk analyses (FMECA), DFx, root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.
• Mentor and develop team members, promoting Blue Origin leadership principles.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Hardware design

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Application close date:

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

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 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 Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Job Description

In this role, you would directly impact the history of space exploration, and your dedicated commitment and detailed attention to detail would further the cause of safe and repeatable spaceflight for Blue Origin's next-generation Lunar Landers and this will be a chance to leave your fingerprints on the history of crewed spaceflight.

As an Avionics Hardware Engineering Manager, you will manage and lead a team of subject matter experts who are working on developing electrical hardware equipment for Lunar Landers. You will be a lead technical contributor in your area of expertise, providing technical support directly to your product team. In this capacity, you will be responsible for exemplifying best practices, balanced technical judgment, and a superior work ethic. 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. 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,

Responsibilities:

• Develop, lead, and own upgraded analog and digital avionic designs, which provide control of fluids and engine systems and on-board lunar hardware.
• Own the architecture of these hardware and firmware/microprocessor designs and support the team developing the rugged electronic hardware assemblies across the entire product life cycle, from concept and requirements definition, design, analysis, prototyping, schematic capture, layout, design review, test/verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and through release to production.
• Lead any architecture trade studies, analyses, performance characterization and specification, device selection, and product roadmap direction.
• Lead design risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Participate in program level technology development, mission assurance and safety initiatives, and avionics development process improvements.
• Effectively communicate development 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.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related disciplines
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary development projects, people, or functional groups with the responsibility of coaching others.
• 6+ years of experience in at least one specialty area applicable to space flight.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills.
• Understanding of the principles, concepts, and methods of hardware engineering
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment while regularly providing imaginative and detailed technical solutions to complex problems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related disciplines
• Prior responsibility for career management of employees.

Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $183,807.00 - $257,328.75CO applicants is $169,008.00 - $236,611.20WA applicants is $183,807.00 - $257,328.75

Other site ranges may differ

Culture 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 an 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.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in