Power Conversion Senior Manager

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 Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight.

We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Power Conversion team, which develops power electronics hardware and embedded systems for a new generation of advanced power systems. You will lead a team of power electronics, embedded hardware, and embedded software engineers, and own the program direction, schedule, and delivery of power conversion products from concept through design, prototyping, test, and field support.

You will work closely with electromagnetic design, controls, and mechanical leaders on a small team where each engineer has high ownership.

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 20% of the time

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of power electronics, controls, embedded hardware, and embedded software engineers
• Hire and develop top engineering talent, set clear expectations, and run performance and career development for your team
• Plan and manage schedule, budget, and resources across hardware and software work streams, and report status to senior leadership
• Drive requirements definition and interface agreements with the controls, electromagnetic design, and mechanical teams
• Establish engineering processes for hardware and software development, including design reviews, code reviews, verification, and configuration management
• Oversee prototype build, bench and full scale validation, and root cause investigation based on test data
• Manage supplier relationships for power electronics components and assemblies, including technical evaluation and supplier visits
• Balance technical depth with leadership: step into design decisions and trade studies when the team is struggling with decision velocity

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, plus 10+ years of relevant experience, including 2+ years leading engineering teams (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Demonstrated experience leading development of power electronics hardware (converters, inverters, exciters, or similar) from concept through build and test
• Experience managing or technically leading embedded software and embedded hardware engineers
• Strong fundamentals in power semiconductor devices, magnetics, thermal management, and real time control of power electronics
  · Track record of delivering complex hardware and firmware programs on schedule and within budget
• Experience hiring, developing, and retaining high performing engineers
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a power electronics or embedded systems focus
• Experience with wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC/GaN) in high power applications
• Experience with high voltage power devices (IGBT/Si/SCR/IGCT/etc) in addition to wide band gaps
• Experience with power conversion product development's full cycle including design verification and product verification, design for manufacturing, FMEA, etc.
• Experience with functional safety requirements
• Experie…