Mk1 Flight Software Manager - Lunar Permanence

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 role is part of the Lunar Transportation business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines (Link: https://www.blueorigin.com/blue-moon). To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for the transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. 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 commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight.

As a Mk1 Flight Software Manager on Lunar Transportation, you will report to the Mk1 Flight Software Senior Manager and directly support the development of Flight Software development for the Mk1 Lunar Lander. This position will support all aspects of product team management to include accountability and oversight of cost, schedule, technical design, risk management and personnel management. 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible and accountable for directing software developers to deliver flight software products that meet mission objectives and satisfy requirements while balancing cost, schedule, and risk.
• Mentor employees’ professional and software development skills.
• Recruit, hire, manage, and mentor a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team.
• Manage your direct reports’ professional development (e.g., performance reviews, compensation and promotion management, routine one-on-one development conversations) and coach them on performance. 
• Develop robust plans meeting deliverables and manage to the key operating metrics - including technical, cost, schedule, and risk - reporting regularly to management and the team on progress.
• Perform technical work and provide technical leadership of the highest caliber.
• Monitor technical progress, requirements, budget, schedule, deliverables, and risks as well as review recommendations for change with program management.
• Utilize good engineering and business judgement to ensure the most efficient and effective product is designed, tested, and delivered.
• Develop product roadmaps, working with internal and external customers to understand how your product integrates to meet current and future mission needs.
• 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.

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided.
• Interviews will include a technical assessment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or another related field.
• 5+ years managing software teams and/or leading functional groups with responsibility for leading and coaching employees.
• Strong software development skills
• Proficiency in C++
• Proficiency in Git
• Familiarity with Agile Software Development
• 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

• Experience with human rated space vehicle flight software development and verification.
• Experience with DO-178C software development or safety critical applications.
• Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management and Cost Account Management such as EVM.
• Experience with verification, integration, and test, of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.
• Experience with Jira.

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $151,650.00-$212,310.00

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.

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.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected].

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