Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Job Description

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, analysts, and specialists, you will decompose design reliability requirements as well as provide technical assessments and guidance to define, analyze and improve the reliability of space systems. You will use data to determine the factors that drive reliability and support initiatives to drive improvements in design, test, and flight reliability. You will work with design engineers, operations engineers, senior technical leaders, maintenance professionals, and customers across Blue Origin programs, system elements, and the product lifecycle to drive design improvements, improved maintenance strategies, and process improvements.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 20% of the time

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Identification and decomposition of reliability requirements
• Performing reliability predictions on mechanical and electrical components
• Performing system-level reliability assessments
• Performing reliability/life test design and reliability growth modelling

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering or other major requiring engineering or mathematical core courses
• 5+ years working in a reliability role in a design, operational or manufacturing environment
• A proven track record of working successfully in multiple technical fields such as mechanical, fluid, and electrical systems
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams
• Knowledge of quality and configuration management systems
• Critical thinking, causal analysis, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Strong written, personal, and computer skills
• 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:

• Experience with DOORS, CREO, Windchill, and/or JIRA
• Demonstrated experience in human spaceflight systems
• Proven experience with reliability/life test design (failure modes discovery, life demonstration, and screening), Weibull analysis and parameter estimation, stress-strength interference analyses, probability distribution estimation, reliability growth modeling, and probabilistic risk analysis
• Experience with failure rate prediction for electrical components and circuit card assemblies (e.g., MIL-HDBK-217F, 217Plus, Physics of Failure or similar)
• Experience using AI/Automation and scripting languages such as VBA and Python to automate processes and analyses

Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20

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.

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.