HLS Program Safety and Reliability Senior Systems Engineer

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 133,500 - 186,898; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a qualified individual to manage the overall safety and reliability processes in collaboration with NASA. This position requires expertise in hazard and reliability assessments, plus excellent communication skills and a B.S. degree in engineering.

The compensation range for Colorado applicants is between $133,500 and $186,898, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical insurance and stock options.

Qualifications

• Expertise in hazard and reliability analyses of complex systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or a technical field.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall program safety and reliability processes.
• Facilitate processes and deliveries from vehicle and operations.
• Produce integrated hazard reports and reliability assessments.

Skills

Hazard and reliability analyses

Communication skills

Engineering judgment

Education

B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall program safety and reliability processes and deliveries in coordination with Blue Origin and NASA safety teams.
• Facilitate consistent processes and deliveries from the vehicle and operations elements.
• Produce integrated hazard reports between elements.
• Produce program reliability assessments to assist in identifying opportunities for risk reduction.
• Track metrics against safety and reliability products in support of design and certification milestones.
• Serve as Blue Origin focal on the NASA Safety Review Panel (SRP).
• Perform technical work and provide technical leadership of the highest caliber.
• Utilize good engineering and business judgement to ensure the most efficient and effective product is designed, manufactured, procured, tested, qualified, and delivered.
• Work independently toward long‑range objectives without appreciable direction and determine the technical objectives of assignments to develop approaches to solutions.
• Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles.
• Work with multiple partners to define system‑level interfaces that cross element boundaries.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the element teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Expertise in the use of hazard and reliability analyses of complex systems, including requirements and system validation approaches.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NASA Safety Review Panel (SRP) for human spaceflight.
• Experience with the Blue Origin SLD Program, either MK1 or MK2.
• Experience operating on an Agile team.
• Experience with NASA certification of flight readiness process for a new system.
• Experience with NASA lunar, deep space, or planetary missions.
• Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.

Compensation Range

CO applicants: $133,500.00 - $186,898.95
WA applicants: $145,188.00 - $203,263.20
Other site ranges may differ

Benefits

• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.