Engineer - Avionics, Instruments & GNC Sr

Blue Origin • Huntsville, WA

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About The Position

At Blue Origin, the mission is to enable millions of people to live and work in space for the benefit of Earth by developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, focusing on Blue Moon landers and related products to build sustainable infrastructure for crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface. As an Engineering Operations lead on the Core Avionics Team, the individual will enhance engineering operating cadence, vertical integrations, and hardware deliveries, with a primary focus on electronics design and manufacturing operations. This position is critical for technology maturation of space-rated avionics systems, requiring a deep understanding of electronics development lifecycles. Responsibilities include program management across the entire product lifecycle, from research and electronics design development to flight hardware manufacturing and production. The role involves managing budgets, schedules, WBS, and program plans to ensure timely delivery of complex electronics hardware for mission-critical tasks. The lead will communicate status, risks, opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management teams, playing a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system to return humans to the Moon and extend human presence beyond Earth. The ideal candidate will apply their electronics design and manufacturing expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight, driven by a passion for Blue Origin's mission and vision.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline
• 7+ years of experience in electronics design and manufacturing operations in highly technical and multidisciplinary engineering development projects, including managing requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, and cost
• Proven experience managing electronics hardware development from concept through production, including PCB design, component selection, and manufacturing process optimization
• Direct experience with electronics manufacturing processes including SMT assembly, through-hole assembly, conformal coating, potting, and final test procedures
• Experience with electronics design tools (Altium, Cadence, or similar) and manufacturing execution systems (MES)
• Experienced at collecting and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative information from multiple partners and translating data into electronics manufacturing requirements, scoping and planning documents, and ultimately build ready-for-use and fit-for-purpose tools and processes
• Experience with electronics supply chain management, including component sourcing, supplier qualification, and obsolescence management
• Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM as applied to electronics hardware programs
• Experience with Agile project management and Jira software in electronics development environments
• Experience with MS Project, P6 Primavera, or similar for electronics manufacturing scheduling
• Experience with managing electronics manufacturing subcontracts with suppliers, including contract manufacturers and component suppliers
• Knowledge of electronics testing methodologies including functional test, environmental stress screening, and qualification testing
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment while regularly providing imaginative and detailed technical solutions to complex electronics design and manufacturing problems
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills with ability to communicate electronics technical concepts to stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• MBA degree or equivalent experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience
• Experience in managing electronics programs for complex products such as avionics systems, power electronics, motor controllers, or embedded systems
• Familiarity with developing aerospace electronics technology from low TRL through flight hardware qualification
• Deep familiarity with aerospace electronics design requirements such as thermal management, vibration/shock resistance, EMI/EMC compliance, radiation tolerance, and electrical grounding/bonding
• Experience with space-grade electronics components and qualification processes (MIL-STD, NASA standards)
• Knowledge of electronics reliability engineering including FMEA, derating analysis, and life testing
• Experience with electronics configuration management and change control processes
• Familiarity with DO-254 (airborne electronics) or equivalent aerospace electronics standards

Responsibilities

• Maintain the IPT's operating cadence to report key performance metrics (technical, cost, schedule, and risk) with specific focus on electronics design milestones and manufacturing readiness levels
• Instrument and monitor the health of electronics design and manufacturing processes within IPT engineering workflows and identify areas for improvement to reduce cycle time
• Work closely with Lunar Management Operations to integrate the Core Avionics Group into the overall program operations cadence, ensuring electronics manufacturing dependencies are properly sequenced
• Generate boards/tools necessary for reporting IPT operations health to Lunar Product Engineering, including electronics design review status, manufacturing yield data, and test results for Weekly Business Reviews (WBR) and Lunar Program Weekly Review and Program Management Reviews (PMRs)
• Support IPT representation in agile product planning sessions with emphasis on electronics design sprints and manufacturing capacity planning
• Coach teams in self-organization and electronics design-to-manufacturing handoff processes
• Lead Tiger Teams when necessary, particularly for electronics design challenges and manufacturing issues
• Define, monitor, and track all receivables and deliverable products from the IPT, with detailed tracking of electronics hardware configurations and manufacturing specifications
• Work closely with internal and external electronics manufacturing and test facilities to coordinate on-time delivery of flight-ready avionics hardware
• Coordinate electronics design reviews, manufacturing readiness assessments, and supplier qualification activities
• Be a mentor, and offer leadership and development opportunities, putting those around you first
• Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles

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%
• Education Support Program
• Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours (Paid Time Off)
• up to 14 company-paid holidays
• benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior