Lead Configurations Engineer – Spacecraft Systems

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced engineer to drive configuration development for the New Glenn program. You will own cross‑subsystem configuration baselines, lead IPT teams, and ensure traceable design changes from trade studies through manufacturing and test.

Responsibilities include coordinating interfaces, guiding verification planning, and enforcing configuration management standards to enable major reviews and milestones. Relocation may be provided.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering with 5+ years in aircraft/spacecraft mechanical design and configuration
• Design configuration control experience from trade studies to manufacturing and test
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills in a highly integrated team
• 3-D CAD software proficiency and visualization skills
• Knowledge of scheduling and planning principles and tools

Responsibilities

• Lead an integrated product team to define configuration baselines for design changes
• Own configuration across subsystems to ensure coherent vehicle-level design
• Drive development and flow-down of configuration requirements and verification planning
• Lead cross-functional trade studies and assess proposed configuration options
• Coordinate configuration changes across subsystems and manage dependencies
• Own configuration management with baselines, revisions, and traceability
• Lead and review Engineering Change Requests for your scope
• Define and maintain interface configurations and model-based definitions
• Manage cross-module integration priorities and resolve integration issues
• Ensure baselines and documentation support major design reviews
• Track status, risk, and issues for configuration development
• Incorporate manufacturing and test considerations into configuration decisions
• Provide technical guidance to integration and test teams on configuration intent
• Champion best practices in configuration management across the IPT

Skills

Mechanical design

Configuration control

Teamwork

3-D CAD

Scheduling

Education

B.S. degree in engineering

M.S. degree in engineering

Tools

PTC Creo

Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced engineer to drive configuration development for the New Glenn program. You will own cross‑subsystem configuration baselines, lead IPT teams, and ensure traceable design changes from trade studies through manufacturing and test.

Responsibilities include coordinating interfaces, guiding verification planning, and enforcing configuration management standards to enable major reviews and milestones. Relocation may be provided.