New Glenn Operations Integration, Director

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operations Integration and Systems Engineering teams across all elements of the integrated launch vehicle.
• Align New Glenn Operations Integration, Systems Engineering, and Engineering Support Room initiatives with overall company goals and customer needs.
• Establish operational structure, priorities, and goals for a rapidly scaling organization.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent in a fast-paced, high-consequence environment.
• Own the comprehensive system requirements and operational requirements for the New Glenn Reusable Launch Vehicle including pre-launch, boost, landing, and recovery phases.
• Provide real-time support to integrated tests and launch operations.
• Lead anomaly investigations and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Technical & Safety Leadership: Serve as primary technical interface between the engineering teams and operations teams, champion safety-first culture, ensuring we never compromise safety in pursuit of schedule.
• Review and approve operating requirements, procedures, scripts, and displays across all vehicle subsystems.
• Manage technical risk and support chief engineer office with engineering change requests and design reviews.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Work closely with Mission Operations to ensure operational readiness, coordinate with multiple facilities and support teams to eliminate bottlenecks, execute complex trades and analyses to support programmatic decision-making, document and manage critical performance and requirements interfaces across the system, establish need-dates and hold teams accountable to commitments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of proven experience in systems engineering, analysis, operations, or testing on launch vehicles, spacecraft, or in other highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading engineering teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development of individual contributors.
• Led sustaining engineering operations for a major product or program (owns “keep it flying”).
• Hightly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems.
• Track record of clearly communicating technical status, risks, and decisions to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders at multiple organizational levels. Strong written and verbal communication skills; strength in teaming and collaboration, self-starter.
• Experience with DOORS or other requirements management software.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to our inclusive culture.