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Leads the architecture, design, verification, procurement, integration, testing, and mission operations of spacecraft RF and optical communications systems. Owns link budgets, coverage, phase-noise analysis, requirements verification, system documentation, configuration control, supplier management, and cross-subsystem interfaces. Provides technical leadership and mentoring while supporting hardware labs, vehicle testing, launch, and early mission operations.

Designs complex spacecraft components and subsystems, producing detailed CREO models, specifications, and manufacturing drawings. Leads trade studies and performs structural, thermal, and tolerance analyses to validate hardware. Collaborates with analysis, manufacturing, and electrical engineering teams to deliver producible spacecraft hardware. The role supports full design, testing, iteration, and product lifecycle execution, with emphasis on GD&T, manufacturability, and high-accountability technical leadership.

Own the architecture and implementation of an onboard payload processing runtime for high-performance spacecraft computing. Integrate and optimize accelerator frameworks, build checkpointing and state persistence for intermittent connectivity, define job submission and results APIs, and develop performance benchmarks measuring throughput, latency, and power. The role requires expertise in high-performance computing, distributed systems, accelerator architecture, fault tolerance, and resilient software platforms.

Develop and own the embedded platform software stack for accelerator compute payloads in Blue Origin’s Sunrise satellite data centers. Responsibilities include BSP development, bootloader and Linux kernel bring-up, driver initialization, fabric management, GPU communication validation, health monitoring, radiation-induced error recovery, and platform API design. The role requires hands-on debugging of accelerator hardware and low-level software in remote, limited-observability environments.

Designs and documents cryogenic propellant management hardware for lunar landers using Creo Parametric. Responsibilities include developing models, assemblies, drawings, interfaces, GD&T, MBD/PMI, and manufacturing documentation; supporting requirements, analysis, procurement, verification, integration, supplier activities, and design reviews. The engineer manages hardware through release and delivery while ensuring configuration control, manufacturability, quality, and compliance with aerospace standards.

Develop and secure CI/CD pipelines for safety-critical lunar lander software. Partner with developers and cybersecurity teams to implement security standards, CMMC certification efforts, and NIST 800-53 controls. Mentor engineers on secure development practices, analyze pipeline performance, improve stability through monitoring and code reviews, and create tooling that strengthens compliance while preserving engineering efficiency.

Develop and verify Guidance, Navigation, and Control subsystem requirements for lunar spacecraft. Perform analyses, trade studies, simulations, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and verification planning. Manage technical budgets and performance metrics, define subsystem interfaces, and coordinate with vehicle systems, propulsion, structures, and dynamics teams. Support schedule, resource, cost, and risk updates while guiding complex technical work and contributing to safe human spaceflight.

Leads systems engineering for Blue Origin’s Sunrise orbital data center constellation. Owns digital twin development, MBSE modeling, requirements and interface management, system-level trade studies, verification and validation strategy, integration, and lifecycle execution. Drives innovative engineering processes, rapid iteration, and cross-functional alignment while mentoring engineers and transitioning teams toward model-based practices.

Leads the architecture, requirements, design, integration, verification, and operation of spacecraft TT&C communications for Blue Origin’s Sunrise satellite constellation. Owns RF link budgets, cascade analysis, CONOPS, interfaces, trade studies, testing, documentation, and risk mitigation. Provides technical direction for RF/microwave hardware, supports spacecraft commissioning and on-orbit operations, and leads and mentors the RF communications engineering team.

Leads integration and technical oversight of BE-7 propulsion hardware across lunar landers. Responsibilities include managing requirements, interface documents, performance parameters, risks, verification and validation, schedules, issue resolution, and NASA coordination. The role evaluates engine designs against program requirements and supports certification of human-rated lunar delivery systems.