Deep Space Mission Systems Engineer – Ground & Ops

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,706 - 182,987; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to define and mature the mission system across ground and operations architectures. You will lead requirements, verification, validation, and interface definitions to ensure mission objectives are met for deep space missions.

You will collaborate with flight vehicle, ground software, and mission operations teams, and interface with payload customers. Strong collaboration, technical leadership, and a passion for space are essential.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in ground systems architecture, spacecraft operations, or related.
• Experience implementing CCSDS communications protocols and standards.

Responsibilities

• Identify, derive, develop, and maintain mission systems requirements with traceability and verification/validation.
• Define and maintain ground element interfaces and ICDs, including user- and payload-facing interfaces.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across flight vehicle systems, ground software, mission operations, and payload customers.
• Define ground system and mission operations architectures for real-time and store-and-forward operations.
• Plan and perform mission system product updates, integration, testing, and validation leading to readiness.

Skills

Ground systems architecture

Spacecraft operations

Requirements definition

CCSDS standards

Communication

Team collaboration

Python

Confluence/JIRA

Git

Education

B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics or related field

Tools

DOORS Next Generation

ICDs

NASA programs

Python

Confluence

JIRA

Git

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to define and mature the mission system across ground and operations architectures. You will lead requirements, verification, validation, and interface definitions to ensure mission objectives are met for deep space missions.

You will collaborate with flight vehicle, ground software, and mission operations teams, and interface with payload customers. Strong collaboration, technical leadership, and a passion for space are essential.