Blue Origin - Merritt Island, FL

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Merritt Island, FL
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Avionics IPT Lead for Lunar Product Engineering at Blue Origin is responsible for overseeing the development and management of avionics subsystems for lunar vehicles. This role involves project management, including cost, schedule, risk management, and change management, while ensuring the delivery of high-performance avionics within specified constraints. The position requires collaboration with various teams and stakeholders to support the integration and testing of avionics systems, contributing to the mission of sustainable lunar exploration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Avionics IPT within Lunar Product Engineering to deliver high-performance Avionics subsystems for Lunar vehicles within cost and schedule constraints.
  • Organize budgets, schedules, and program plans to ensure development, procurement, qualification and production hardware is delivered per program need dates.
  • Support Integration and Test (I&T) activities as needed, either personally or by assigning personnel.
  • Support Design Analysis Cycle (DAC) and Verification Analysis Cycle (VAC) activities per Agile Program Management standards.
  • Support formal Risk Management activities.
  • Support monthly and quarterly EAC reviews.
  • Support the procurement team in all aspects of Avionics procurement.
  • Provide career growth guidance to the team.
  • Conduct formal mid-year and end of year reviews for team members.
  • Address personnel issues in conjunction with the Human Resources team.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Business, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Management, or similar.
  • 10+ years' experience in program/project management of Avionics and/or Electrical Power Systems in a development environment.
  • 5+ years of experience in people management.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary aerospace development projects, managing requirements, personnel priorities, scope, schedule, and cost.
  • Excellent written, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Experience with Project Management Tools such as MS Project, P6 Primavera or similar.
  • Aptitude for hands-on problem solving, with a passion for spacecraft systems.
  • Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice-to-haves

  • 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.
  • Self-starter with a strong bias for action.
  • Experience with launch vehicle, spacecraft, or exploration lander development.
  • Experience with space vehicle Avionics design development, integration, and test.
  • Experience managing subcontracts.
  • Experience with vertical integration of Avionics and/or Electrical Power Systems.
  • Experience with verification, integration, and test of orbital launch vehicles or human-rated spacecraft.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
  • Education Support Program
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
  • Up to 14 company-paid holidays
  • Discretionary bonus based on individual contributions and company results
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