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

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

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

As part of the New Glenn Blue Batteries (SBB), you will manage a small team that provides guidance and process control to the New Glenn program for batteries and avionics hardware.  Scope of the BB is to develop processes and products for the design of the New Glenn orbital launch vehicles system and facilities. You must have a passion for mission assurance, a commitment to the fundamentals of system safety, system engineering, tools development for system engineering needs; and a strong capacity to work collaboratively on complex and interesting new problems across the entire New Glenn Program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hardware and embedded software development activities within the overall terminal program.
• Build a high-performing team to deliver on the program goals.
• Translate system-level requirements into detailed technical plans, designs, and execution milestones for the assigned scope.
• Own day-to-day engineering execution for assigned hardware, firmware, integration, and validation workstreams.
• Collaborate closely with industrial design, systems engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to align priorities, risks, and technical decisions.
• Drive prototype bring-up, debugging, and verification.
• Support design for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and cost reduction efforts.
• Work with contract manufacturing partners and internal operations teams to support build readiness, test development, and design transfer activities.
• Ensure embedded software meets requirements for device bring-up, control, diagnostics, secure operation, and field update support.
• Track program milestones, surface technical risks early, and help resolve issues blocking execution.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to team development, technical reviews, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in hardware and embedded systems development, with at least 5 years in technical leadership or people management role.
• Background in embedded systems, board-level design, integration, and debugging.
• Experience developing connected hardware products through prototype, validation, and manufacturing phases.
• Familiarity with embedded platforms, firmware architecture, boot flows, and system bring-up.
• Working knowledge of power, thermal, digital, and mechanical constraints in complex hardware products.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical judgment, and ability to execute within a larger program structure.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical, mechanical or software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with high-volume electronic product development and manufacturing.
• Experience supporting contract manufacturing builds and factory test development.
• Exposure to reliability engineering, failure analysis, or production issue resolution.
• Experience in fast-paced environments with aggressive development schedules.

Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $183,807.00 - $257,328.75

Other site ranges may differ

Culture 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 an 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.

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.
• 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 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. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.