Navigation Engineering Manager
BLUE ORIGINSeattle, Washington, United States
Posted April 22, 2026
150743 - 211039 USD
Full Time
About the Company
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.
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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
Requirements
- Hire and develop the very best Navigation Engineers to build an effective team
- Drive and execute an AI strategic vision for Navigation Engineering
- Work with the internal customers to understand expectations and scope of work for Navigation
- Collaborate with other teams and Business Unit stakeholders
- Develop and manage Navigation system roadmaps and technology evolution
- Drive the Navigation Engineering team to successfully execute development plans to meet expected program milestones
- Develop and report metrics on team performance
- Develop multi-year resourcing level estimates for Navigation Engineering
- Track and report key performance and schedule performance of the Nav team
- Complete performance reviews of the Nav team
- Provide day-to-day guidance, leadership, and mentoring to the people in the Nav team
- Contribute individually as an engineer, approximately 50%
- Collaborate with other members of the Flight Systems Leadership Team to develop the annual Flight Sciences Budget Operating and Capital Expenditure Budgets
Benefits
- 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%
- an Education Support Program