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Lead Systems Engineer, In-Space Fluids Transfer - Advanced Development Programs

Blue Origin
United States, Washington, Seattle
September 24, 2022

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are committed to a culture of safety. This position directly impacts the history of space exploration and requires a 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.

As part of a team of engineers, you are accountable for the system engineering, integration and test of a Reusable Space Transportation system. This role shares in the team's impact on all aspects of a novel space vehicle where you will use your past experiences on rapid program development and expertise in reentry vehicles to define the program's systems engineering organization.

This opportunity reports to the Systems Engineering Section inside of the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) business unit. Along with other growing, hardworking, and curious engineers you'll be deployed to programs that shape 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 by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging activities, please apply!

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the technical performance and risk management of a reusable space transportation system
  • Implement process improvements, oversight, and regular reports to program and functional management and assure specifications and requirements are developed, established, executed, and maintained consistent with the program requirements baseline
  • Develop and manage the technical baseline through the design reviews, including SRR, PDR, and CDR
  • Develop and manage the system functional, physical, system, subsystem, and component requirements
  • Develop and maintain the requirements traceability for the reusable space transportation system
  • Develop detailed plans/schedules in support of technical assignments
  • Apply extensive understanding on a wide application of technical principles, theories, concepts, and tools in the fields of space vehicles and reentry vehicles
  • Work independently without appreciable direction to determine the objectives of assignments and develop approaches to solutions
  • Mentor and train other personnel

Qualifications:

  • B.S. in Aerospace, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical subject area
  • 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
  • Full knowledge of space vehicles, reentry vehicles, propulsion systems, and spacecraft systems development
  • Previous experience(s) of rapidly maturing programs
  • Experience regularly providing imaginative and detailed technical solutions to complex problems
  • 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

Desired (but not required):

  • Successful candidates typically have 10+ years' experience in aerospace systems development and/or 10+ years' experience in the development of exoatmospheric and endoatmospheric flight vehicles
  • M.S. in Aerospace Engineering or related technical subject area
  • Hypersonic vehicle thermal protection systems development and integration experience
  • Liquid rocket propulsion systems integration experience
  • Experience with software tools such as DOORS Next Generation, Cameo, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill

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.

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. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at .

Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.

Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays

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