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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 Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

As a Lunar Data Engineer, you are responsible for building the data infrastructure and pipelines that power analytics, AI agents, and operational dashboards helping Blue Origin build a road to the Moon. Within the Lunar business operations organization, we build relationships spanning from budget owners to technical design teams that cover the design, build, and operate lifecycle. Our team accelerates program operations by ensuring high-quality, accessible data enables both human decision-making and AI-powered automation across modern aerospace operations.

We are looking for someone to apply technical expertise, systems thinking, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight through robust data engineering.
 

A successful candidate demonstrates:

• Ownership of data pipelines from source system through delivery to end users

• Systems thinking - Understands how data flows through complex processes and designs for reliability and scale

• Strong problem-solving - Debugs data quality issues, optimizes performance bottlenecks, and architects solutions for ambiguous requirements

• Quality-first mindset - Implements automated testing, monitoring, and validation to ensure data reliability

• Clear technical communication - Writes documentation that enables analysts, engineers, and AI systems to leverage our data products

• Thrives in dynamic environments where new data sources and requirements emerge as Lunar programs evolve

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates robust data pipelines to accelerate teams across engineering, supply chain, configuration management, production, and operations

• Maintains Lunar’s Databricks environment including workspace configuration, implementing data pipeline best practices, and contributing to data governance

• Designs data schemas optimized for data reporting, analytical tools, and AI/ML solutions 

• Manages data quality via validation, monitoring, and alerting to ensure reliable results

• Partners with data users to understand requirements and create performant models

• Contributes to data architecture and technical standards for the Lunar data platform

Minimum Qualifications:

• Passion For Our Mission: Millions of people living and working in space!

• 2+ years data engineering experience building data pipelines using SQL and Python

• Proficiency with Python for data processing (pandas, PySpark, or similar)

• Experience with SQL optimization and working with large datasets

• Experience with ETL/ELT and orchestration frameworks (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Databricks Jobs)

• Demonstrated ability to debug complex data issues and implement solutions independently

• Demonstrated ability to implement data quality, testing, and validation practices

• Experience working with customers to gather requirements and present data solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years building data pipelines with Databricks (especially Certified Data Engineer Associate or Professional)

• Experience with Databricks Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and workflows

• Hands-on experience with Spark for large-scale data processing

• Experience building data platforms that support AI/ML workloads

• Proficiency with AWS data services (S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda)

• Experience with CI/CD for data pipelines (GitLab CI, automated testing, deployment automation)

• Experience with API development and integration for data access

• Understanding of hierarchical and graph data structures common in engineering systems (Bill of Materials, requirements, production plans)

• Exposure to LLM/AI agent architectures and their data infrastructure requirements

• Domain knowledge in engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and/or aerospace

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $115,707.00 - $161,988.75

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

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Benefits

• Benefits include:  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%, and an Education Support Program.

• 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. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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