Senior Avionics Development Lead — Spaceflight Programs

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics leader to guide strategy and execution across the New Glenn development team. You will review designs, help set execution timelines, and drive architecture decisions with cross-functional peers to balance cost, schedule, safety and performance.

The role demands extensive experience in aerospace avionics, program management, and a hands-on approach to engineering challenges in a fast-paced environment. nationwide travel is possible.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in aerospace systems.
• 15+ years of experience in Avionics HW/SW development (design, management, production, test, SW, systems, chief engineer).
• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering or related field from an ABET accredited institution.
• Strong engineering development experience across the product lifecycle, with a track record of delivery on very aggressive schedules.
• Demonstrated experience managing product family development or multiple concurrent vehicle programs with different technical architectures or design approaches.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge in designing, building, testing and flying aerospace systems for rockets, landers, and space systems.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly identify and solve ambiguous problems and use engineering judgement to make rapid decisions.
• Attention to detail and desire to roll up your sleeves while insisting on high standards.
• Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized and capable of planning and guiding complex technical work across multiple concurrent programs.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills that enable you to earn trust at all levels.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Directly support the Senior Director of Avionics Development in strategy and execution tasks across the new development team.
• Build Single Threaded Leaders that can be applied to New Glenn Dev programs that successfully manage the cost, schedule, technical, safety, and risk aspects of avionics programs.
• Developing a lifecycle execution scheme for LRU New Product Introduction that reaches design cycle time goals with quality products.
• Provide technical expertise of avionics designs as technical reviewer / leader during design deep dives, interim design reviews, critical design reviews, and architectural decision meetings.
• Managing cost, schedule, technical, risk and safety for all new avionic development programs.
• Integrating the avionics architectures into each system (e.g. running architecture decision meetings, channelization of vehicles, cross-discipline solutions).
• Establishing procurement streams that fulfill the development part needs of New Glenn Avionics and ensure Supply Chain is ready to procure production parts within Master Resource Planning lead times.
• Ensuring that designs support vertical integration of new avionics products that meet touch time and cycle time metrics.
• Leading new proposals for Avionics Subsystems in new vehicles.
• Building strong relationships with New Glenn cross-functional teams that are crucial to avionics success.

Skills

Aerospace systems

Avionics HW/SW dev

Engineering development

Program management

Design reviews

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Strategic & tactical

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Multi-mission program mgmt

MES/PLM experience

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in engineering

M.S. or PhD in aerospace/mechanical/electrical or MBA

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics leader to guide strategy and execution across the New Glenn development team. You will review designs, help set execution timelines, and drive architecture decisions with cross-functional peers to balance cost, schedule, safety and performance.

The role demands extensive experience in aerospace avionics, program management, and a hands-on approach to engineering challenges in a fast-paced environment. nationwide travel is possible.