Senior Manager Avionics Test - New Glenn Rocket Verified today
About the role
This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.
You will prioritize, plan, and implement environmental acceptance test campaigns for avionics flight hardware in coordination with avionics product development teams and environmental test labs. Your team will conduct acceptance testing campaigns internally and manage acceptance testing at third parties. You will own the acceptance test processes that govern box-level avionics test campaigns for New Glenn.
What you will do
- Lead and mentor a small, accomplished team of experts on fast-paced projects
- Develop and execute automated test execution frameworks for embedded systems
- Process large datasets to verify design and operational requirements
- Coordinate and manage simultaneous test campaigns for various units under test
- Apply technical expertise and leadership to ensure safe human spaceflight
- Drive continuous improvement in test processes and operational efficiency
Minimum qualifications
- B.S. degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering, or related technical field with strong bias toward electronics test and verification
- 7 or more years hands-on proven experience developing automated test execution frameworks for embedded systems and processing large datasets to verify design and operational requirements
- Demonstrated experience building, leading, mentoring and managing small creative teams on fast-paced projects to deliver results with partially defined requirements and changing success criteria
- Exceptional organizational and analytical skills; ability to coordinate and manage simultaneous test campaigns
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Intense curiosity for understanding business details and optimization
- Customer focused, continuous improvement mentality
Preferred qualifications
- Experience managing environmental acceptance testing of flight hardware in support of human spaceflight or high-performance aircraft systems (DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1540, and/or SMC-S-016 testing standards)
- Knowledge of systems engineering practices, quality, and configuration management systems
- Experience managing embedded hardware and software products across full development life cycle
- Scripting and data analysis experience (Python, Matlab, bash, ssh)
Compensation and benefits
Base pay range for WA applicants: $183,807.00 to $257,328.75. Other site ranges may differ.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match of up to 5%, education support program, and stock options for all regular employees. Paid time off up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays. Bonus eligibility dependent on role type and job level.
Employment requirements
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Blue's Standard Background Check is required for all positions.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis until requisition is closed.