Blue Origin

Vehicle Requirements and Design Parameters Lead - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin$110K — $169K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in requirements definition, design criteria, integration, verification, and validation
  • In-depth knowledge of space systems design and requirements
  • Proven ability to lead and coordinate design products across diverse engineering stakeholders
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Capacity to foster professional relationships and contribute to an inclusive culture
  • U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required

Responsibilities

  • Define requirements and design strategies for the vehicle
  • Own and manage the vehicle requirements specification and design parameters
  • Oversee the vehicle product and specification tree
  • Establish and enforce vehicle design and construction standards
  • Evaluate vehicle design trades against requirements and budgets
  • Review and authorize modifications to vehicle designs and requirements
  • Create effective configuration and change control processes
  • Manage interface requirements definitions and verifications
  • Ensure traceability between requirements, design parameters, and performance measures
  • Coordinate plans across Integrated Product Teams for design completion

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) with up to 5% company match
  • Stock options for employees
  • Generous paid time off, including up to four weeks per year and 14 paid holidays
  • Education support program
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

As the Vehicle Requirements and Design Parameters Lead for the MK1 Lunar Lander Vehicle Engineering team, you will be a program leader defining and developing the requirements and design for the system, developing the processes and strategies for managing specifications, design parameters, interfaces, and technical performance measures for the vehicle. Your passion, expertise, and skills will impact the design, development, and integration of the spacecraft and mission success.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Define requirements and design processes and strategies, including the tools and infrastructure required to execute your vision
  • Own the vehicle requirements specification, vehicle design parameters, and technical performance measures
  • Own the vehicle product and specification tree
  • Own the vehicle design and construction standards requirements
  • Understand and assess impacts of vehicle design trades against requirements, parameters, and budgets
  • Review and approve vehicle design and requirement changes
  • Define the configuration and change control processes for controlling and managing design parameters, interfaces, budgets, and requirements
  • Manage the definition of interface requirements, ICDs, and their verification
  • Understand and define the relationships and traceability between requirements, design parameters, technical budgets, ICDs, program plans, and technical performance measures
  • Develop and execute plans for completing requirements and design products, coordinating across Integrated Product Teams
  • Perform compliance and traceability assessments and be able to report key metrics and issues effectively to program leadership and stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications
  • B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of engineering experience performing activities such as requirements definition, design criteria definition, traceability, interface definition, design documentation, integration, verification, and validation
  • Detailed knowledge of space systems design and requirements
  • Ability to lead and coordinate requirements and design products across stakeholders and experts from varying engineering fields
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information effectively
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a 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
  • Experience leading technical reviews for a complex spaceflight or aviation system
  • Experience with design and construction standards for space systems
  • Experience with lunar, deep space, or planetary missions
  • Expertise with requirements management and systems engineering tools


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.


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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3,000 employees
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Founded
2000

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