Configuration Lead - 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!  

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our 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 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 Lunar Permanence Business unit at Blue Origin.

As manager and lead of a Lunar Vehicle 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 the 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 the vehicle 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 include but are not limited to:

• Be the single threaded leader and champion of overall vehicle configuration and all associated trades, decisions for a new Lunar In-Space Vehicle.

• Developing, lead and manager a team of configuration engineers and tech. designers.

• Develop novel configuration solution to address technical challenges for Lunar vehicles.

• Lead development of a vehicle that will execute propellant transfer configuration solutions across Lunar programs.

• Defining program level guidance on engineering releases and interface control modules development.

• Maintain and manage vehicle Bill of Materials.

• Anticipate and proactively solve configuration related problems across a specific Lunar Vehicle.

• Communicate with our internal engineering and business teams to provide rapid and effective solutions.

• Identify and work with broader group of Lunar Permancence 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant Vehicle Configuration experience on past space missions/programs.

• Demonstrated Fluid and Propulsion transfer experience desirable.

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