Senior Avionics Development Lead — Spaceflight Systems

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 210,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics leader to support strategy and execution for the New Glenn avionics development program. You will oversee lifecycle delivery, architect avionics systems, and drive cost, schedule, and safety performance across multiple concurrent vehicle programs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead design reviews, and help advance rapid, safe, and repeatable spaceflight capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in aerospace systems.
• 15+ years of experience in Avionics HW/SW development (design/management/production/test/SW/system engineering).
• 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 aggressive schedules.
• Demonstrated experience managing product family development or multiple concurrent vehicle programs with different architectures.
• Demonstrated knowledge in designing, building, testing and flying aerospace systems.
• Ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems with engineering judgement.
• Attention to detail and hands-on approach with high standards.
• Ability to operate strategically and tactically in a high-energy environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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, managing cost, schedule, and risk.
• Provide technical expertise as reviewer/leader during design reviews and architecture meetings.
• Manage cost, schedule, technical risk and safety for avionics programs.
• Integrate avionics architectures into each system and coordinate procurement streams for development parts.
• Ensure Supply Chain readiness to procure production parts within lead times.
• Lead proposals for Avionics Subsystems and build cross-functional relationships.
• Support touch time and cycle time goals for new avionics products.

Skills

Aerospace systems

Avionics development

Engineering lifecycle

Program management

Aerospace design

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Program planning

Communication

Education

B.S. in engineering (ABET accredited)

Advanced degree (M.S./PhD or MBA)

Tools

MES

PLM

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics leader to support strategy and execution for the New Glenn avionics development program. You will oversee lifecycle delivery, architect avionics systems, and drive cost, schedule, and safety performance across multiple concurrent vehicle programs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead design reviews, and help advance rapid, safe, and repeatable spaceflight capabilities.