Blue Origin

Senior Launch Vehicle Integration Engineer - Payload & Vehicle Systems

Blue Origin$110K — $169K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in engineering with 2 years of experience in aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
  • Demonstrated configuration control experience from trade studies to manufacturing
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Competence in 3-D CAD software and visualization tools
  • Knowledge of scheduling and planning principles

Responsibilities

  • Create and release integrated drawings/models for the New Glenn launch vehicle
  • Maintain interface control drawings between vehicle elements and payloads
  • Define payload accommodation environments and service interfaces
  • Support mission integration activities from planning to launch readiness
  • Streamline design processes to enhance engineering operations

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with 5% company match
  • Stock options for all part-time and full-time employees
  • Up to four weeks of paid time off per year
  • Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will lead the overall physical integration and packaging of structural, mechanical, fluids, and avionics subsystems of various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of New Glenn product development and mission integration. You will create and manage interface definitions between vehicle subsystems and potential payloads-including payload fairings, payload adapters, and payload-specific accommodations-using appropriate control documents to ensure that the configuration supports major design reviews and integration milestones. You will coordinate regular configuration reviews to address interfaces, subsystem functionality, assembly and operations. You will communicate and collaborate with all development teams involved on projects, including payload customers and mission-specific integration teams.

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!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Creation and release of New Glenn Integrated Launch Vehicle Engineering drawings and models which support mission objectives
  • Create and maintain interface control drawings and models between major New Glenn elements, including payload fairings, payload adapters, and customer payload interfaces
  • Define and manage payload accommodation environments (e.g., dynamic envelopes, access provisions, separation system interfaces, and service connections)
  • Support payload-specific mission integration activities from early mission planning through launch readiness
  • Create streamlined processes and linked datasets to enhance our design engineering processes to operationalize our System Design organization

Minimum Qualifications:
  • B.S. degree in engineering and at least 2 years of experience in the development and packaging of aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
  • Demonstrated configuration control experience from early trade studies through final design and into manufacturing and test
  • Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software and visualization tools
  • Demonstrated knowledge of scheduling and planning principles and tools
  • Good judgment and flexibility. Driven to achieve results

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of demonstrated ability in development and integration of aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
  • Experience with payload fairing design, payload adapter development, or payload integration on orbital launch vehicles
  • Familiarity with payload users guides, coupled loads analyses, and separation system requirements
  • Experience managing payload-specific interface control documents (ICDs) and coordinating with external payload customers
  • Experience using PTC Creo, DOORS, and Windchill
  • Knowledge of aerospace vehicle fabrication and assembly techniques
  • Ability to interpret and apply high-level system requirements to practical design solutions
  • Current secret clearance, or ability to obtain needed clearance


Base Pay Range for:
CO applicants is $110,938.00 - $155,312.85WA 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.


About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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