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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.  

This role is part of the Lunar Transportation business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. 

As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers, you will help lead solutions for various spaceflight systems engineering challenges working in Mission Engineering and Phase Systems Engineer. The planning for lunar systems operations is divided into a series of phases from initial systems deployment (launch to activation, refueling, etc) through the transit to initial lunar orbit, landing, and recovery of the crew back on orbit.  The Phase Systems Engineer supports the Phase Leads developing Concepts of Operation (CONOPs) as well as identifying test programs and development plan schedules to support the program’s ambitious plans to launch the next generation of lunar landers, transfer cryogenic fuels at large scales between spacecraft, and transfer humans to the surface of the moon and back. These Phases all contain some of the top technical challenges critical to the success of the Lunar Program. You will work with systems engineers and multiple technical discipline engineers to review, coordinate, perform gap analysis, and manage data attributes for requirements, functions, technical performance measures, timelines, system models, interfaces, and other integrated data products across the end-to-end program life cycle. The Phase System Engineers are Systems Thinkers who proactively involves themselves in the requirements, design and development of systems that are active across all mission phases. To be successful, experience with spacecraft systems engineering will be required.
 

This opportunity reports to the Mission Systems Engineering and Integration Section as part of the Sustaining Lunar Development Program Systems Engineering and Integration Group.  Along with other growing, hardworking, and curious engineers, you’ll be work on a Program shaping the future of Blue Origin. We’re looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required. If you’re excited about providing near-term value, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging activities, please apply! Don't meet all requirements?  Apply anyway – we’re looking for the right person to fill this role.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided

• Travel expected up to 10% of the time

• Multiple openings available

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Help drive the integration and development of the operations and hardware necessary to conduct propellant transfer across all Elements of the SLD program.

• Decompose user requirements into functional, physical, system, etc. and define key performance parameters.

• Support the integration and development of a risk reduction test program to include proposals for ground and flight testing to support the Concept of Operations

• Help drive planning for the verification and validation of external program interfaces, integrating with program V&V leadership in the Requirements, Verification, and Certification team.

• Review and provide inputs on integrated products such as the Master Equipment List and configuration models

• Maintain links and communicate authoritative source of information for Mission Systems Engineering and Integration

• Manage inputs to mission timeline and operational modeling tools

• Ensure high quality for product deliverables

• Identify tasks, trades, analyses and tests to be performed by technical team members in support of technical data integration

• Integrate with the other mission phase leads and the crew lander system integration & analysis team to ensure consistency and communication across technical data products
   

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical subject area.

• 5+ experience with spacecraft systems engineering and/or mechanical engineering across a program or project life cycle.

• Ability to integrate and coordinate across multiple teams and disciplines by “leading through influence”

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

• Understanding of the principles, concepts, and methods of systems engineering, such as concept development, requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification and validation, qualification, commissioning, and operations

• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working with the NASA customer on a frequent basis.

• M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical subject area.

• Experience with software tools such as Jama, Cameo, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, SharePoint lists and pages, Visio, MS Project, and Windchill

 

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $110,055.00-$154,077.00;WA applicants is $120,060.00-$168,084.00

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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