Hardware & Embedded Systems Lead, Space Launch

Blue Origin LLC; Grandview (MO); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a senior hardware and embedded systems leader to guide the New Glenn program's electronics and software development. You will build and mentor a team, translate system requirements into detailed plans, and own day-to-day execution across hardware, firmware, integration, and verification for avionics and power elements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with industrial design, systems engineering, and manufacturing, with a focus on reliability, testability, and cost

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in hardware and embedded systems development, with at least 5 years in technical leadership or people management role.
• Background in embedded systems, board-level design, integration, and debugging.
• Experience developing connected hardware products through prototype, validation, and manufacturing phases.
• Familiarity with embedded platforms, firmware architecture, boot flows, and system bring-up.
• Working knowledge of power, thermal, digital, and mechanical constraints in complex hardware products.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical judgment, and ability to execute within a larger program structure.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hardware and embedded software development activities within the overall terminal program.
• Build a high-performing team to deliver on the program goals.
• Translate system-level requirements into detailed technical plans, designs, and execution milestones for the assigned scope.
• Own day-to-day engineering execution for assigned hardware, firmware, integration, and validation workstreams.
• Collaborate closely with industrial design, systems engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to align priorities, risks, and technical decisions.
• Drive prototype bring-up, debugging, and verification.
• Support design for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and cost reduction efforts.
• Work with contract manufacturing partners and internal operations teams to support build readiness, test development, and design transfer activities.
• Ensure embedded software meets requirements for device bring-up, control, diagnostics, secure operation, and field update support.
• Track program milestones, surface technical risks early, and help resolve issues blocking execution.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to team development, technical reviews, and process improvement.

Skills

Hardware development

Embedded systems

Board-level design

Prototype development

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical or Software Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a senior hardware and embedded systems leader to guide the New Glenn program's electronics and software development. You will build and mentor a team, translate system requirements into detailed plans, and own day-to-day execution across hardware, firmware, integration, and verification for avionics and power elements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with industrial design, systems engineering, and manufacturing, with a focus on reliability, testability, and cost