Blue Origin

Systems Engineer III

Blue Origin$121K — $169K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
  • Hands-on experience in Analysis, Design, or Testing.
  • Ability to see the big picture in a complex environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Effective in team settings and capable of leading by influence.
  • Experience in systems engineering for launch vehicles or regulated industries.
  • Proficient in writing and interpreting technical requirements.
  • Decision-making skills in ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

  • Support project leads by executing systems engineering activities per standards.
  • Author, decompose, analyze, and verify requirements.
  • Negotiate interfaces and coordinate with stakeholders.
  • Develop and implement verification plans for requirements.
  • Lead and support gated reviews at program and element levels.
  • Create and maintain system safety documents like Functional Hazard Assessments.
  • Engage in technical performance management and risk management activities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life insurance with basic and supplemental options.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with a company match up to 5%.
  • Education support program for continued learning.
  • Stock options for part-time employees and above.
  • Generous paid time off including 4 weeks of vacation and 14 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 specialists, technicians, and engineers you will work on systems engineering for the New Glenn Payload Accommodations Program. You will develop, allocate, manage, and verify requirements and interfaces using tools like DOORS Next Generation and other functional analysis toolsets. Your activities may include engagement in conducting trade studies, developing margins for allocations, risk management, gated reviews, system safety analysis, technical performance management, configuration and data management, payload integration, and regulatory compliance. Our team is also responsible for verifying that our customers will have a phenomenal ride to space.

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 10% of the time
  • Interviews will include a technical assessment


Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Support Vehicle and Ground System Project Leads by carrying out systems engineering activities in accordance with Blue Origin standards and practices, engaging in tailoring required processes to complete tasks assigned including:
  • Requirements authoring, decomposition, analysis, traceability, and verification
  • Negotiate interfaces and coordinate between internal and external stakeholders
  • Develop and implement verification plans and strategies to complete verification of requirements
  • Lead gated reviews and support New Glenn program and element level gated reviews.
  • Author and maintain system safety documentation such as Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA); Architecture Safety Assessments (ASA), Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), and Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECAs).

Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or other technical field
  • Technical hands-on experience in at least one of the areas: Analysis, Design, Testing
  • A passion for understanding the bigger picture
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively in teams as well as lead through influence
  • Experience in system engineering on launch vehicles, spacecraft, or in other highly regulated industries
  • Experience writing or consuming requirements
  • Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our 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.


Preferred Qualifications
  • 8+ years of current technical hands-on experience in at least one focused subject area such as: Fluids, Thermal, Propulsion, Avionics, or Composite Structures
  • Experience with system safety
  • System integration experience, preferably with aerospace hardware
  • Knowledge of current systems engineering processes and methodologies
  • Experience with DOORS Next Generation
  • Experience in reliability, maintainability and operability analysis and execution
  • Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA


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

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.


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.

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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