Manager, Thermal Hardware Engineering - Lunar Permanence
Company: Blue Origin
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 30, 2024
Job Description:
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.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
aThermal Hardware Engineering Managerwithin the Thermal Integrated
Product Team (Thermal IPT) of theLunar Transportationbusiness 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.Qualifications:
- 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.
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering
or similar
- 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:
- 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
CO applicants is $125,235 - $179,329Compensation range for on site
WA applicants is$136,620 - $191,268Compensation range for on site
CA applicants is$136,620 - $191,268Other site ranges may
differInclusivity StatementDon'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 RegulationsApplicants 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.BenefitsBenefits 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 OpportunityBlue 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,
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the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in
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