Senior Avionics Systems Engineer, Lunar Lander

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin, a leader in lunar exploration, seeks an experienced avionics program manager to shape the MK2 lander avionics roadmap and drive design releases. You’ll interface with cross-disciplinary teams, suppliers, and NASA stakeholders to ensure on-time, high-quality avionics integration for safe, repeatable spaceflight.

You will manage scheduling, cost, and risk, lead design trades, and support procurement for critical hardware, while collaborating with the director of avionics and broader

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in planning and managing projects/programs with scope, schedule, integration, and cost.
• Experience with critical path scheduling, IMS/EVMS, risk management, requirements management, and CAM.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with innovative, detailed problem solving.
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphical communication; collaborative mindset and inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Support design release planning, organization, and execution with cross-team collaboration.
• Manage program metrics including Budget, schedules, procurement, and resource plans.
• Act as focal point for avionics director with subsystem teams on development plans.
• Coordinate dependencies to mature design, release drawings, and procure avionics hardware.

Skills

Project planning

Schedule management

Risk management

Requirements management

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Engineering

STEM background

Tools

Confluence

P6 Primavera

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Blue Origin, a leader in lunar exploration, seeks an experienced avionics program manager to shape the MK2 lander avionics roadmap and drive design releases. You’ll interface with cross-disciplinary teams, suppliers, and NASA stakeholders to ensure on-time, high-quality avionics integration for safe, repeatable spaceflight.

You will manage scheduling, cost, and risk, lead design trades, and support procurement for critical hardware, while collaborating with the director of avionics and broader