Impactful Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer II

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 91,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer for the SEIT team to define system-level software requirements, allocate them across spacecraft and ground segments, and drive MBSE artifacts. You will collaborate with flight, ground, hardware, and software teams to ensure traceability and robust interfaces for evolving missions.

The role requires a BS in engineering, 3+ years in related fields, and TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent technical field
• 3+ years of related experience in software engineering, systems engineering, space-to-ground software design and/or interface definition
• Prior experience developing or working with FSW development teams to implement satellite operational software
• Familiarity with spacecraft operations, command & control, and/or spacecraft communications uplink and downlink technologies
• Familiarity with, or experience in, Model-Based Systems Engineering, such as System Models and/or System Architecture diagrams
• Understanding of the Systems Engineering lifecycle and the
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Active US Government Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Blue Ring Flight and Ground Software Teams to define requirements across multiple programs, customers and missions
• Analyze mission requirements for multiple mission types and ensure accurate flow-down and traceability to software elements in the system architecture
• Support the derivation and allocation of requirements to lower levels of the system architecture to optimize the Blue Ring SW architecture
• Generate MBSE artifacts such as space vehicle States and Modes definitions, Operational Constraints, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and behavior diagrams for flight software and ground system engineering efforts and interface design
• Perform as a subject matter expert on spacecraft and ground system capabilities and constraints to support the definition of multiple candidate architectures for software interfaces to meet evolving customer needs for a growing set of mission types with a product line of spacecraft in development

Skills

Systems engineering

Software engineering

FSW development

Spacecraft operations

MBSE

Requirements engineering

Communication skills

TS/SCI clearance

Education

B.S. degree in engineering

Master's degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

Enterprise Architect

MagicDraw

Rhapsody

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer for the SEIT team to define system-level software requirements, allocate them across spacecraft and ground segments, and drive MBSE artifacts. You will collaborate with flight, ground, hardware, and software teams to ensure traceability and robust interfaces for evolving missions.

The role requires a BS in engineering, 3+ years in related fields, and TS/SCI clearance.