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 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 Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.
As Antennas Senior Manager you will lead the technical and people management aspects of the design, development, test, and delivery of the Antennas for our lunar missions. You will serve as technical authority for antennas, own key technical and process baselines, manage and mentor a high-performing team, and be accountable for delivering mission-critical hardware in a dynamic development environment.
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
- Technical Leadership
- Define, own, and control the antenna technical baseline, performing technical work and providing leadership of the highest caliber.
- Lead the full subsystem life cycle – from concept, requirements, architecture, and design through analysis, integration, verification, and validation for lunar missions.
- Develop, track, and maintain analyses and simulations (e.g. radiation pattern, polarization, gain) and drive technical excellence using advanced engineering fundamentals.
- Owns the development, refinement, and continuous improvement of technical processes, tools, and best practices in communications engineering.
- Mentor and provide technical direction/feedback to engineers and serve as the antenna subject matter expert internally and externally.
- Lead anomaly investigations, root cause analyses, recovery plans, and risk burn-down for complex development or flight issues in the antenna production.
- Drive completion of antenna test and development planning, including reviewing and authoring test plans and supporting lab, environmental, and field test efforts.
- Project/Program Management
- Define, own, and control schedule and cost baselines; manage competing priorities in a dynamic development environment.
- Manage external procurements and internal dependencies to meet delivery milestones.
- Drive programmatic and project excellence through a data-driven approach; balance technical performance, schedule, and budget.
- People Leadership
- Manage a team of engineers to specify, design, analyze, manufacture, integrate, test, and deliver mission-critical antenna hardware.
- Recruit, hire, manage high-performing teams.
- Manage your direct reports’ professional development, including coaching, performance reviews, and career development.
- Serve as primary spokesperson/point of contact for the communications area to leadership, external customers, and technical partners.
- Cross-Functional & External Engagement
- Develop and manage relationships across Blue Origin and with external partners, representing the organization as technical expert.
- Collaborate directly with NASA and National Team Partners to deliver on Human Landing System program objectives.
- Represent Blue Origin with external consortiums or technical committees/societies, as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred.
- 8+ years relevant experience in the full life cycle development of RF components, antennas, or avionics systems, including requirements, design, integration, test, and operations.
- 5+ years managing technical teams, leading multidisciplinary projects, or technical leadership in communications systems.
- Proven technical expertise in antennas, including measurement systems, advanced simulation techniques, verification and validation, and system safety.
- Experience with software tools such as MATLAB, HFSS, and RF/antenna design and analysis tools.
- Familiarity with standards such as DVB-S2, CCSDS, RS-422, Spacewire, I2C, etc.; experience with space-rated hardware.
- Resource management experience, including staffing, budgeting, and scheduling for multi-disciplinary teams.
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.