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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This position will be in the MK1 program as part of Lunar Permanence business unit at Blue Origin.

As manager and lead of the MK1 Configuration team you responsible for overall vehicle configuration and associated trades, vehicle CAD, mass properties, vehicle configuration analyses (like dynamic clearance, sensitive surface, contact etc.), vehicle level engineering drawings and cross-subsystem interfaces, vehicle level routing of commodities. You will also work on deploying new configuration approaches and adoption of tools, along with developing and maintaining MK1 vehicle configuration baseline. You will also be responsible for defining program level guidance on engineering release and addressing design for manufacturing concerns across the program. You will work to integrate MK1 Configuration approaches with configuration initiatives across the Lunar business unit and Blue Origin.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Be the single threaded leader and champion of overall vehicle configuration and all associated trades, decisions for the MK1 program.
• Developing, lead and manager a team of configuration engineers and tech. designers.
• Develop novel configuration solution to address technical challenges for MK1 vehicles.
• Lead development of payload accommodation configuration solutions across MK1 programs.
• Defining program level guidance on engineering releases and interface control modules development.
• Maintain and manage vehicle Bill off Materials.
• Anticipate and proactively solve configuration related problems across the MK1 Program.
• Communicate with our internal engineering and business teams to provide rapid and effective solutions.
• Identify and work with broader group of Lunar Transportation Business unit and Blue Origin stakeholders as necessary.
• Establish a culture of data driven decision making, extreme ownership, insights, and lean processes.
• Perform technical work and provide technical leadership of the highest standard.
• Work independently toward long-range objectives without appreciable direction and determine the technical objectives of assignments to develop approaches to solutions.
• Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with configuring spacecrafts and landers.
• Demonstrated experience managing configuration related tools and workflows.
• Expert practitioner in iterative development methodologies with experience working in an agile development environment.
• Working knowledge of configuration tools like Creo, NX etc.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired:

• Relevant Vehicle Configuration experience on past space missions/programs.
• Demonstrated experience with coming up novel configuration concepts; understanding and balancing constraints levied from various subsystems.
• Experience with configuration analyses and mass properties development, tracking.
• Experience with creating system level interface control modules and vehicle level engineering drawings.
• Working knowledge of development and management of EBOM.
• Working knowledge of engineering change management tools like Windchill
• Experience with System Engineering and System Architecting
• Design for manufacturing expertise.

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $167,088.00-$233,923.20

Other site ranges may differ

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

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

Benefits include:  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.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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