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Blue Origin · 4 days ago

Chief Engineer- Lunar Core Components

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$240K/yr - $336K/yr

15+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Chief Engineer will be responsible for the technical direction of components used in Lunar programs, overseeing design, development, and integration & test of many components, while ensuring alignment with technology development roadmaps.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

As a Chief Engineer, you will be accountable for the technical integrity and technical baseline of the programs you support. You will act as the independent technical authority for a for component development providing assessments of requirements, design, risks, and schedule with the Program Managers and product owners. Your products will need to be effective to the different customers and missions and you will need to be able to help find solutions that meet the mission. You will identify gaps between requirements, design, manufacturing, operations, and facility solutions with project teams on practical solutions across the life cycle. Assess and disposition aggregate technical risks across programs and technology development projects. Assess and approve technical completion and compliance at major program and element technical reviews. Oversee successful production and delivery of your products

You will provide engineering leadership and mentoring to coordinate design, analysis, and systems engineering processes throughout development, verification, delivery, and operation. Provide independent review of corrective actions for major failures at the program/product level and work with functional managers in addressing systemic issues. Facilitate technical trades and advise teams on solutions for flight and ground architectures. Collaborate with program and company leadership to define and assess technology road-map alignment product needs and industry developments. Collaborate with other members to assess and implement engineering process health and compliance with standards for the program. Represent the company and project with key customers and partners. Coordinate with other Chief Engineers to guide activities internally and across multi-element teams to tackle complex problems

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to support our customers’ critical missions. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Qualification

Advanced spacecraft designCryogenicsFluids/propulsion engineeringSystems engineeringFull life-cycle developmentDesign for manufacturingTechnical communicationTeam collaborationLeadership experienceProblem-solving