Senior Avionics Subsystems Engineer – Lunar Lander

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced avionics program manager to lead design release planning for the MK2 lander. You will coordinate across subsystems, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure timely build and test of avionics hardware for spaceflight.

Work closely with the avionics director and NASA customers, driving risk mitigation, procurement planning, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/JD or related; or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years planning and managing projects/programs with scope, schedule, and cost.
• Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk and requirements management.
• Proven ability to develop product schedules for complex systems.
• Strong written, verbal, and graphical communication; collaborative work style.

Responsibilities

• Support avionics design release planning, scheduling, and procurement coordination.
• Track budgets, schedules, procurement, and program management status.
• Interface with subsystem teams and the avionics director to drive plans.
• Coordinate dependencies to mature design and ensure timely build.
• Develop procurement packages and provide guidance for vendor selection.
• Write statements of work and key decision tickets for program execution.
• Interface with NASA customer and deliver schedule insights.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Risk management

Requirements management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

B.S. degree or equivalent in Engineering/related

STEM degree

Tools

Confluence

P6 Primavera

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced avionics program manager to lead design release planning for the MK2 lander. You will coordinate across subsystems, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure timely build and test of avionics hardware for spaceflight.

Work closely with the avionics director and NASA customers, driving risk mitigation, procurement planning, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.