Thermal Engineering Manager – Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN

Thermal Engineering Manager at Blue Origin managing spacecraft thermal assemblies for lunar missions. Leading a cross-functional engineering team to ensure cost-effective design and delivery on schedule.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeSpace Coast • Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $138,181 - $211,039 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Cost, schedule, and technical performance of the assemblies within the vehicle thermal subsystem, including baselining new thermal design concepts, maturing design definition and supporting DFX activities
Technical, administrative, and performance management of a cross-functional thermal engineering team
Development and maintenance of subsystem Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and Estimate at Completion (EAC) cost tracking
Establishment and maintenance of team processes to guide engineering activities and ensure quality deliverables aligned with critical path delivery
Effective delegation of technical authority to team leads
Mentorship and coaching of early and mid-career engineers, including onboarding of new team members
Cross-functional collaboration with peer subsystem leads (Structures & Configuration, Fluids, Gas) and Systems Engineering
Management of team focus on critical path technical challenges while maintaining cost and schedule discipline

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of spacecraft thermal engineering experience
2+ years of engineering leadership experience
Effective technical, professional, and personal communication skills across all organizational levels
Demonstrated competency in spacecraft thermal design and thermal control systems
Demonstrated ability to evaluate defined scopes of work and generate work plans with resource allocation
Proven track record of on-time/on-cost flight hardware delivery
Experience with IMS and EAC cost management processes
10+ years of spacecraft thermal engineering experience (Preferred)
4+ years of engineering leadership experience in subsystem-level roles (Preferred)
Demonstrated expertise in spacecraft thermal design and novel thermal architecture development (Preferred)
Demonstrated ability to reduce cost and schedule of flight hardware deliveries through DFX optimization (Preferred)
Proven track record of developing early and mid-career engineers through effective delegation and mentorship (Preferred)
Experience managing technical teams through design baselining and critical design reviews (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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%
Education Support Program
Stock Options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
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 company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.

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Hard Skills & Tools

spacecraft thermal engineeringthermal designthermal control systemsIntegrated Master Schedule (IMS)Estimate at Completion (EAC)DFX optimizationdesign baseliningcritical design reviewsresource allocationflight hardware delivery

Soft Skills

technical communicationprofessional communicationpersonal communicationmentorshipcoachingdelegationcross-functional collaborationteam managementprocess establishmentquality assurance