Senior Manager, Embedded Software - Engines
About The Position
This role is part of Blue Origin’s Engines business unit, which designs, develops, manufactures, and tests engines and propulsion systems. The Senior Manager leads a dedicated engineering team responsible for delivering engine avionics software products. As the single-threaded leader for the assigned scope, the role manages project execution, cost-effective delivery, risk identification and mitigation, and communication of issues to leadership. It works closely with Enterprise functions and other business units to meet program objectives and improve software processes, tools, and efficiency. The role oversees technical quality and develops technical plans that satisfy customer requirements and internal standards. It owns the lifecycle of avionics software products from development through qualification, rate production, and commercial flight operations, while ensuring engineering outputs and documentation meet quality assurance criteria. The position also manages complex interdisciplinary engineering work and provides clear technical direction. This position has full people-management responsibilities, including hiring, employee development, coaching, and performance management when needed. It fosters a positive, productive culture of continuous growth and learning while complying with HR processes and policies.
Requirements
- Proven track record leading and managing teams to deliver complex safety-critical embedded software products.
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering or a technical field; alternatively, significant demonstrated experience leading teams that design and develop complex engineered products.
- At least 8 years of experience in a relevant engineering field, including significant experience in avionics and/or embedded software product development and maintenance.
- At least 3 years of project management and/or management experience.
- Basic knowledge across relevant engineering disciplines, including requirements negotiation, design, development, analysis, verification, and vehicle integration.
- Strong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with resource and budget management and reporting.
- Experience with Agile, IMP-level scheduling, risk management, configuration management, and requirements management processes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement.
- Familiarity with industry-leading software development tools.
- Hands-on experience with the embedded software development lifecycle.
- Experience planning and executing test programs for software systems.
- Ability to develop and maintain software architecture and product/component roadmaps.
Responsibilities
- Manage project scope and execution to deliver program objectives cost-effectively.
- Establish common software architecture and manage program software product roadmaps.
- Identify, document, communicate, and manage technical and programmatic risks and opportunities, including scope, cost, schedule, asset, and safety risks; develop mitigation plans and collaborate with peers and program leaders to resolve them.
- Coordinate with Software Quality Assurance, Safety and Mission Assurance, Enterprise Technology, and other Enterprise functions to improve product development and maintenance cost and cycle time and meet delivery objectives.
- Track team execution and manage unit product lifecycle cost.
- Create frameworks for collecting project data and use project metrics to inform and monitor execution.
- Partner with other business units and centralized software teams to improve software and process, tool commonality, and efficiency.
- Develop and oversee technical plans aligned with negotiated customer requirements and internal design criteria.
- Own the lifecycle of avionics software products from development through qualification, rate production, and cost-optimized commercial flight operations.
- Manage interdisciplinary engineering tasks to support overall system success.
- Ensure the quality of engineering outputs and provide technical direction and guidance to the team.
- Support requirements decomposition and allocation, systems engineering, technical design, analysis, verification, and validation.
- Manage and maintain bi-directional alignment of interfaces between customers and project technical efforts.
- Oversee employees through talent acquisition, development, coaching, and performance management when needed.
- Foster continuous growth and learning and ensure compliance with HR processes and policies.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Basic and supplemental life insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
- Education Support Program.
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses depending on role type and job level; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
