Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.
This role is part of the Blue National Security business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit. We are looking for someone to apply their vision, passion, technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Join us in enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit earth - passion for our mission is required!
In this role, you will be responsible for developing our fault management and system autonomy (FMSA) architecture with an emphasis on associated processes, products, and analyses over all mission phases. You will work with fault protection and system autonomy requirements development, testing, validation, and verification efforts. The position requires strong collaboration within the Blue Ring spacecraft Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) team and across the entire program. In this fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will contribute to innovative solutions while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence and judgement, and a commitment to the highest technical standards.
We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to increase accessibility to space. Passion for our mission and vision is required! If you’re excited by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, and expanding your technical toolkit, please apply!
Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Establish and manage fault management architectures including design principles and requirements
- Define redundancy architecture, including cross-strapping and fault containment regions for integrated systems
- Architect, design, and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states
- Plan and execute integrated system Fault Management and Autonomy Verification and Validation efforts
- Monitor and approve fault management and autonomy design, development, and test
- Drive process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical field
- 3+ years of experience with systems engineering principles and processes as they relate to the development of an aerospace system
- Demonstrated experience with fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems
- Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and test
- Familiarity with embedded software system design or operation
- First principles knowledge of major spacecraft subsystems
- Familiarity with safety and mission assurance analyses including Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Functional Hazard Analyses (FHAs)
- Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about FMSA, safety, and reliability concerns
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
- Willingness to travel 10-15%
- TS/SCI security clearance required
Preferred Qualifications:
- M.S. degree in a relevant technical field
- Active TS/SCI security clearance preferred
- Subject matter expert in fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems
- Embedded software design knowledge or experience
- Experience defining and performing complex trade studies
- Experience with design, development, and certification of spaceflight systems, and radiation environments and effects
- Experience with logical and physical architecture definition and decomposition
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing
Base Pay Range for:
CO applicants is $90,934.00 - $127,307.25
WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $138,880.35
Other site ranges may differ
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.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- 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.
