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We are seeking a Project Manager to lead a rapid-turn design, build, certification, test, and integration effort for a Suit Mass Simulator supporting a vehicle launch campaign planned for 2027. This project is expected to move quickly from concept refinement through hardware delivery and vehicle integration, with a near-term target of approximately five months for design maturity, fabrication, test, certification, and delivery. The Suit Mass Simulator will represent the mass properties of the flight suit system in a stowed launch configuration and will mechanically interface with the vehicle's don/doff station. The hardware is expected to support launch-loads characterization by capturing loads/environmental data during vehicle operation. The final configuration may include mechanical mass-simulator hardware, adjustable ballast or mass-property refinement features, instrumentation, data acquisition, vehicle power interfaces, and C&DH/telemetry interfaces.
Job Responsibility
Lead the overall planning and execution of a quick-turn design-build-certify-integrate project supporting HLS / Blue Origin vehicle integration milestones
Develop and maintain the integrated project plan, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, procurement, design maturity, test readiness, certification, delivery, and integration milestones
Coordinate project execution across mechanical design, drafting, electrical design, avionics/data acquisition, project engineering, systems engineering, test, safety/certification, and customer stakeholders
Drive early definition and closure of project fundamentals, including team structure, funding path, interface ownership, technical authority path, certification approach, minimum viable test program, and delivery expectations
Establish and manage the project's critical path, with particular focus on design maturity, long-lead procurements, instrumentation/DAQ approach, vehicle power and C&DH interfaces, fabrication lead times, qualification/protoqualification testing, and integration readiness
Lead regular project status reviews, risk reviews, action tracking, interface coordination, and decision forums
Coordinate with vehicle interface owners, suit-system stakeholders, vehicle integration teams, and internal engineering organizations to ensure project decisions remain aligned with vehicle launch and integration needs
Ensure the mass simulator design can accommodate evolving suit mass properties, including center of gravity, moment of inertia, ballast strategy, and fidelity trade decisions
Manage technical, schedule, cost, and interface risks associated with changing suit design data, uncertain load environments, evolving mass-property targets, and late-breaking certification or integration requirements
Support definition of the appropriate test and certification approach, including functional testing, design review, mass-properties verification, vibration testing, data acquisition verification, and environmental test rationale
Ensure project documentation, design artifacts, certification products, interface agreements, risk posture, and delivery records are maintained at a level appropriate for flight integration hardware
Escalate issues early when technical uncertainty, resource gaps, funding delays, or external interface dependencies threaten the project's ability to meet delivery and integration commitments
Requirements
Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5- 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required
Demonstrated experience leading complex technical projects involving hardware design, build, test, certification, and delivery
Experience managing rapid-turn or schedule-constrained aerospace, defense, flight hardware, test article, ground support equipment, or vehicle integration projects
Strong technical literacy across mechanical design, electrical/avionics interfaces, instrumentation, test planning, hardware certification, and integrated system delivery
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through ambiguous early project definition while maintaining execution momentum
Experience building and maintaining integrated schedules, risk registers, action trackers, staffing plans, and project status products for technical leadership and customer stakeholders
Ability to manage interface-heavy projects involving multiple organizations, evolving requirements, and external customer dependencies
Experience coordinating design reviews, test readiness reviews, certification readiness, hardware delivery, and integration planning
Ability to identify when a project requires systems engineering discipline, project engineering ownership, formal requirements closure, or additional technical authority engagement
Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate technical uncertainty into clear schedule, cost, risk, and decision impacts
Demonstrated ability to operate with urgency while preserving sound engineering judgment and disciplined configuration control
Nice to have
NASA, JSC, Artemis, HLS, EVA, spacesuit, vehicle integration, or human spaceflight project experience
Experience supporting flight hardware, flight-like test articles, mass simulators, structural test articles, payload integration, or instrumented hardware
Experience with loads environments, vibration testing, mass properties, CG/MOI verification, protoqualification or qualification test planning, or minimum certification approaches
Experience coordinating vehicle power, C&DH, data acquisition, telemetry, instrumentation, or avionics interface work
Experience working with various NASA engineering organizations and/or commercial spaceflight partners
Experience managing projects with compressed funding windows, evolving CLIN/task-order structures, or incremental authorization to proceed
Experience leading teams where design, procurement, test, certification, and integration activities must overlap due to schedule constraints
Experience/familiarity within the EA-WI-023 framework for project execution
What we offer
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Excellent personal and professional career growth
9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable