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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!  

This role is part of the Lunar Transportation business unit. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building the sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the Lunar Surface.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers, you will contribute to the definition and development of spacecraft thermal control systems. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, contributing to innovative solutions, while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence, and attention to detail.

This opportunity is for a Thermal Hardware Engineering Manager within the Thermal Integrated Product Team (Thermal IPT) of the Lunar Transportation business unit. This person will lead the Thermal Component team or the Thermal Design team within the Thermal Hardware group. 20-30% of your time will be dedicated to personnel/team management (hiring, performance reviews, time cards, mentoring, etc.) while the other 70-80% will be as a senior-level individual contributor to the hardware engineering efforts on the thermal subsystem.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for leading the Thermal Component Team or Thermal Design team within the Thermal Hardware group. Perform personnel management including performance reviews, time cards, training, etc.
  • Recruit, hire, manage, and mentor a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team.
  • Manage your direct reports’ professional development (e.g., coaching, routine one-on-one development conversations, performance reviews, and promotion management)
  • Own one or more thermal components or hardware from conception, through internal or external development, detailed design, testing, and integration with the spacecraft.
  • Generate hardware specifications, test plan/execution/reports, occasional thermal analysis, short/long term development plans, and make/buy decisions.
  • Manage technical progress, budget, schedule, deliverables and risks for assigned thermal hardware.
  • Manage vendors and subcontracts for thermal hardware.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or similar
  • 5+ years of relevant thermal engineering experience
  • Solid understanding of thermal/heat transfer fundamentals
  • Familiarity with common spacecraft thermal hardware
  • Demonstrated experience building and testing spacecraft hardware
  • Understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • M.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 2+ years managing technical teams and/or leading functional groups with responsibility for leading and coaching employees.
  • 8+ years of experience in thermal engineering for spacecraft systems
  • Solid understanding of pumped fluid loop hardware such as pumps, cold plates, radiators, valves, heat exchangers, etc and semi-passive devices like sensors and heaters
  • Familiar with agile project management.
  • Experience in safety-critical aerospace vehicle certification processes.
  • Experience managing subcontracts.

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is

$136,620—$191,268 USD

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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