Blue Origin

Senior Systems Engineer, Configuration & CAD Design

Blue Origin$133K — $186K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 10+ years of related experience
  • Proven configuration control experience across product development stages
  • Strong social skills for cross-functional team collaboration
  • Expertise in 3-D CAD software (Creo Pro/E preferred)
  • Experience with packaging complex products
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to physical integration and packaging of subsystems
  • Create and manage subsystem interface definitions
  • Drive design optimization for manufacturability and cost
  • Support system requirements development and verification planning
  • Coordinate regular configuration reviews
  • Lead integration issue resolution with engineering teams
  • Facilitate cross-functional change management process

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability
  • 401(k) with company match up to 5%
  • Education Support Program
  • Stock Options for regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
  • Up to four weeks paid time off plus 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 is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for the configuration of a Reentry System. As an Aerospace Systems Engineer, you will have a direct impact on the design and operation of future Blue Origin missions. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

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

Responsibilities: 

  • Contribute to the overall physical integration and packaging of the structural, mechanical, fluids and avionics subsystems within the integrated vehicle 

  • Create and manage interface definitions between subsystems with appropriate control documents and ensure that the configuration supports major design reviews and program milestones 

  • Continually assess design for integrated manufacturing, assembly, test and operations and drive design to optimize for manufacturability, quality, and cost

  • Support development of system requirements, flow down, and verification planning 

  • Coordinate regular configuration reviews to address module level interfaces, subsystem functionality, assembly, and operations 

  • Lead inter-module development priorities and expectations as resolution of integration issues between lead engineers and their respective teams 

  • Coordinate the cross-functional change management process, facilitating design reviews and ensuring communication between all groups affected by the change 

  • Management of the Vehicle CAD models, including making sure top-down design principles, maintaining the CAD structure, and exporting CAD models

  • Ensure the team adheres to the configuration management best practices as well as Blue Origin configuration management standards 

Qualifications: 

  • B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related subject area 

  • Successful candidates in this role typically have 10+ years of related experience

  • Proven configuration control experience on recently developed products from early trade studies through final design, manufacturing, and test

  • Strong social skills and experience working in a highly integrated cross-functional team environment

  • Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software and experience with large assembly management (Creo Pro/E preferred) 

  • Experience with component packaging of highly integrated and complex products 

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

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

  • 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): 

  • Experience designing and developing flight proven spacecraft hardware 

  • 10+ years of professional experience developing integrated systems 

  • Strong knowledge of GD&T practices with tolerance stack-up analysis

Don’t meet every single requirement? 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 qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.


Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20 CO applicants is $133,500.00 - $186,898.95 WA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20

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.

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.

Background Check

  • Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

  • Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

  • Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

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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2000

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