Senior Manager, TeraWave Customer Terminal

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were 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 TeraWave a satellite communications network designed to deliver services to tens of thousands of enterprise data center and government users who require reliable connectivity for critical operations.

We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead the hardware and embedded software development effort for a next-generation satellite communications user terminal. This role will own the critical technical scope within the broader product development program with responsibility for execution coordination and technical delivery across the hardware and firmware stack.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hardware and embedded software development activities within the overall terminal program.
• Build a high-performing team to deliver on the program goals.
• Translate system-level requirements into detailed technical plans designs and execution milestones for the assigned scope.
• Own day-to-day engineering execution for assigned hardware firmware integration and validation workstreams.
• Collaborate closely with industrial design systems engineering manufacturing and quality teams to align priorities risks and technical decisions.
• Drive prototype bring-up debugging and verification.
• Support design for manufacturability testability reliability and cost reduction efforts.
• Work with contract manufacturing partners and internal operations teams to support build readiness test development and design transfer activities.
• Ensure embedded software meets requirements for device bring-up control diagnostics secure operation and field update support.
• Track program milestones surface technical risks early and help resolve issues blocking execution.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to team development technical reviews and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in hardware and embedded systems development with at least 5 years in technical leadership or people management role.
• Background in embedded systems board-level design integration and debugging.
• Experience developing connected hardware products through prototype validation and manufacturing phases.
• Familiarity with embedded platforms firmware architecture boot flows and system bring-up.
• Working knowledge of power thermal digital and mechanical constraints in complex hardware products.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills technical judgment and ability to execute within a larger program structure.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate across teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Masters degree in electrical mechanical or software Engineering or related field.
• Experience with high-volume electronic product development and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with secure boot cryptographic provisioning and device identity systems.
• Experience supporting contract manufacturing builds and factory test development.
• Exposure to reliability engineering failure analysis or production issue resolution.
• Experience in fast-paced environments with aggressive development schedules.

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Benefits

• Benefits include: 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% and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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