Director, Lunar Mission Assurance & Safety

Blue Origin; Seattle, Denver (WA, CO, FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Mission Assurance Director to lead safety and mission assurance for the Human Landing System (HLS) program within Lunar Permanence. You will oversee design through crewed operations, setting risk thresholds and driving safe, reliable missions.

You will coordinate with program, engineering, quality, and EHS teams, interface with NASA, and report to the VP of Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 15+ years of mission assurance/quality for complex hardware.
• Experience with human rating requirements and aerospace programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the mission assurance authority for the HLS program across the lifecycle.
• Define and monitor the mission assurance program, specifications, and processes.
• Coordinate with safety, reliability, and quality engineers to ensure safe tests and missions.
• Provide inputs to planning to address safety and mission assurance at each gate.
• Represent Mission Assurance at reviews and boards.
• Provide independent review of root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Interface with NASA on mission assurance requirements and certification activities.
• Track and report key performance metrics to leadership.

Skills

Technical leadership

Risk management

Hazard analysis

FMEA

Communication with executives

Independent technical judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

FMEA tools

Reliability analysis

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Mission Assurance Director to lead safety and mission assurance for the Human Landing System (HLS) program within Lunar Permanence. You will oversee design through crewed operations, setting risk thresholds and driving safe, reliable missions.

You will coordinate with program, engineering, quality, and EHS teams, interface with NASA, and report to the VP of Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance.