Electromechanical Actuation Lead Systems Engineer, New Glenn

About the role

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Single Threaded Leader (STL) for the end-to-end actuation system development, integration, and verification.
• Lead integrated system performance analysis, including developing and maintaining models for the power system and maintaining system-level power budgets.
• Serve as the primary technical interface between G&C, Avionics, Component Design Teams, Systems Engineering, and Test and Flight Operations to establish and verify system-level requirements.
• Own Integrated Vehicle Test (IVT) requirements, planning, and acceptance criteria for all actuated systems.
• Conduct system-level design trades, architecture studies, and fault tolerance analysis for the electrical power system, distribution topology, and mechanical components.
• Coordinate schedules and technical plans across contributing organizations to drive the project to meet key commitments.
• Drive design-to-cost initiatives, technology insertion opportunities, and technical excellence within the electromechanical systems engineering discipline.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration, or design of complex aerospace or automotive systems.
• Demonstrated experience with leading the development of Electromechanical Actuation (EMA) systems, motor control, or high-power electrical systems.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements development, verification, and system-level integration.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and coordinating between multiple engineering disciplines (electrical, software, mechanical).

Qualifications

• Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in a relevant engineering field.
• Direct experience with the development of launch vehicle actuation or power distribution systems.
• Proficiency in system modeling and analysis using tools like MATLAB/Simulink.
• Understanding of AI-assisted coding techniques.
• Experience with embedded software development processes for safety-critical and mission critical systems.
• Hands-on experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and integrated vehicle test campaigns.
• Familiarity with requirements management systems (e.g., DOORS Next Generation), issue tracking systems (e.g., JIRA), and revision control systems (e.g., Git).