Executive Director, Optical Terminal Systems

Blue Origin LLC

United States

On-site

USD 317,000 - 444,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Senior Director of Optical Communications Terminals to lead the multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for the architecture, development, qualification, production, and deployment of TeraWave optical terminals. You will own end-to-end technical and execution performance across multiple disciplines and partner with spacecraft, ground systems, and program management.

The role reports to the VP, Payloads and Terminals and requires a strong track record in leading

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required in a technical field.
12+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience with electro-optical, optical communications, aerospace or related products.
Proven ability to take products from architecture to deployment.
Strong track record recruiting and retaining engineering talent.
Experience with suppliers, manufacturing, qualification, and production environments.

Responsibilities

Own the technical architecture and product definition for TeraWave optical terminals.
Drive architecture decisions across engineering disciplines and set performance objectives.
Define interfaces between optical terminal, spacecraft, ground, and network.
Lead complex technical issue resolution and cross-disciplinary tradeoffs.
Maintain technical roadmap for future terminal generations.
Oversee engineering execution from concept to deployment.
Lead cross-functional collaboration with program management.