Sr. Manager – Landing Gear Subsystem

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 183,807 - 257,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Stock options for regular employees

Paid time off and holidays

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Sr. Manager for the New Glenn Stage 1 Landing Gear Subsystem in Seattle.

You will lead a high‑performing team of engineers, drive design, development, test, qualification and production of a clean‑sheet Landing Gear Subsystem for the New Glenn 2.0 booster, and ensure safety, cost, and schedule targets are met. You will mentor the team, coordinate with internal manufacturing and suppliers, and report to the Senior Director of the GS1‑9E Aft Module.

Qualifications

• BS in an aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering field with 8+ years of complex mechanical systems development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a technical team with strong leadership and people development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong business and technical judgment.
• Willingness to travel in support of program, customer, and supplier activities.
• Experience with design drawings and GD&T; knowledge of CREO/Windchill and ANSYS workflows.

Responsibilities

• Meet aggressive schedule, cost, and performance targets; drive engineering speed and efficiency.
• Champion reusability, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness across the Landing Gear Subsystem.
• Plan and coordinate resources to design, build, test, qualify, and certify the Landing Gear Subsystem.
• Lead the GS1 Landing Gear Subsystem through lifecycle from design to rate production.
• Oversee supplier selection and management for procured commodities.
• Identify and mitigate risks to technical performance and schedule.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentor the team.
• Monitor per-flight cost targets and manage related risks.
• Maintain safety analyses, fault trees, reliability assessments, and hazard reviews.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers to enable first-time builds.

Skills

Team leadership

Technical communication

Resourceful problem solving

Willingness to travel

Education

BS in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering

MS in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering

MBA or PMP certification

Tools

CREO

Windchill

ANSYS

Job description

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single‑configuration, heavy‑lift orbital launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads to low‑Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its fully reusable first stage is designed from the beginning to be human‑capable.

As the Sr. Manager for the New Glenn Stage 1 Landing Gear Subsystem, you will report to the Senior Director of the GS1‑9E Aft Module and lead a high‑performing team of approximately ten engineers. You will be responsible for executing the design, development, test, qualification, and production of a clean‑sheet Landing Gear Subsystem for the New Glenn 2.0 booster, driving reusability, simplicity, and cost‑effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed aggressive schedule, cost, and performance requirements while setting new precedents for engineering speed and efficiency
• Champion a design philosophy of reusability, simplicity, and cost‑effectiveness across the full Landing Gear Subsystem scope
• Plan and coordinate the resources necessary to successfully design, build, test, qualify, and certify the New Glenn Stage 1 Landing Gear Subsystem
• Manage the GS1 Landing Gear Subsystem through the entire lifecycle — from clean‑sheet design and development through qualification and rate production
• Lead the team in source selection for procured commodities, and drive supplier selection and management
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks to technical performance, cost, and schedule
• Lead and develop the team through hiring, training, and mentoring, while providing hands‑on technical leadership and setting a high standard for engineering rigor
• Meet recurring cost targets and manage risks and opportunities against per‑flight cost requirements consistent with a rapidly reusable booster
• Establish, maintain, and report on team safety products, fault trees, reliability assessments, component‑level failure mode assessments, and operational hazards
• Coordinate closely with internal manufacturing and supplier organizations to execute first‑time system builds and resolve technical and schedule issues

Qualifications

• Passion for our mission and vision
• B.S. in an aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering‑related field, with 8+ years of complex mechanical systems development experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a technical team, balancing strong technical leadership with people development
• Highly organized leader with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated track record of resourcefulness, strong business and technical judgment, and bias for action
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, with the ability to travel in support of program, customer, and supplier activities
• Experience in project planning and successful execution of projects to cost and schedule targets
• Familiarity with design drawing and GD&T practices, CREO and Windchill design lifecycle tools, and structural analysis tools and practices such as ANSYS

Desired

• M.S. in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering, with experience in launch vehicle development, production, and operations
• Experience developing reusable flight hardware or mechanisms with an emphasis on refurbishment, rate production, and per‑flight cost reduction
• Experience with landing systems, deployable mechanisms, dampers/actuators, or touchdown/loads‑driven design
• MBA, Program Management Professional (PMP) certification, and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience; experience with critical‑path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management, and Cost Account Management such as EVM
• Strong business management acumen and experience managing geographically dispersed programs with major subcontractors

Pay Range

Base Pay Range for Washington applicants is $183,807.00 - $257,328.75.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company‑paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, subject to change and cancellation.