Mission Assurance Director - Lunar

Blue Origin LLC; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Mission Assurance Director to lead safety, quality, and mission assurance for the Human Landing System program within Lunar Permanence. You will oversee independent assurance across design, qualification, integration, test, and crewed operations, reporting to the VP of Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance.

The role requires 15+ years in mission assurance or related fields, familiarity with human-rating processes, and strong leadership to drive risk thresholds and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required.
• 15+ years in mission assurance, quality, reliability, or product integrity for complex hardware.
• Experience with human rating requirements and aerospace programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as mission assurance authority across the program lifecycle.
• Define and monitor the HLS mission assurance program and processes.
• Coordinate with system safety, reliability, and quality engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Safety analyses

Independent technical judgment

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

FMEA

Reliability analysis

Root cause analysis

Job description

## Mission Assurance Director - LunarApply: Space Coast, FL: Greater Seattle Area: Denver, CO: Full time: Posted Today: R72154Application close date:Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Assurance Director to lead the safety and mission assurance function for the Human Landing System (HLS) program within the Lunar Permanence business unit. HLS is Blue Origin's crewed lunar lander, developed under NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the surface of the Moon. This role is accountable for independent assurance of safety, quality, and mission success for a human rated spacecraft system, from design and qualification through integration and test, launch campaign support, and crewed lunar operations.The Mission Assurance Director serves as the mission assurance authority across program milestones, in close partnership with the program, engineering, system safety, reliability, quality assurance, and EHS functional organizations, as well as directly with NASA.Scope includes budget planning, organizational strategy, and high level communication with senior executives, the customer, and across the organization, including responsibility to manage change in a structured, systemic manner.This role reports to the Vice President of Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance.**Responsibilities*** Serve as the mission assurance authority for the Human Landing System program, providing independent oversight and technical judgment across the program lifecycle* Define, implement, and monitor the HLS mission assurance program, specifications, and processes to assure design, test, launch, and crewed mission success* Coordinate SQMA efforts across a matrixed team of system safety, reliability, and quality engineers to ensure safe and successful tests and missions* Provide inputs to program, test, and mission planning to ensure safety and mission assurance objectives are addressed at each development and certification gate* Coordinate with the program to establish and refine risk thresholds and goals for safety and mission success, and provide disposition of risks relevant to safety and mission success* Represent Mission Assurance at program, design, test, and material review boards* Ensure safety, reliability, hazard, and FMEA analyses are thorough and correct, and that derived requirements and mitigations are verified and closed* Serve as non-advocate for design, qualification, production, and flight readiness reviews, and for test and integration facility activation* Provide independent review of failure and defect root cause analyses, anomaly investigations, and mishaps, and provide non-advocate support to corrective and preventive action processes* Provide technical expertise to manufacturing and test activities to improve product safety, reliability, and quality* Interface directly with NASA on mission assurance requirements, compliance, and human rating certification activities* Establish, track, and report key performance metrics to SQMA and Lunar Permanence leadership to support program goals**Basic Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree in a technical field* 15+ years of experience in mission assurance, quality, reliability, or product integrity for complex hardware* Human spaceflight or launch vehicle certification experience, including familiarity with human rating requirements and processes* Strong proficiency with safety and mission assurance processes, analysis, and tools, including risk management, hazard analysis, FMEA, reliability analysis, and root cause analysis* Demonstrated success providing independent technical judgment and establishing risk thresholds that drive mission success on complex aerospace systems* Technical leadership experience driving workforce culture and process change and leading through influence* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including with senior executives and external customers**Preferred Qualifications*** Direct NASA interface experience, including familiarity with NASA mission assurance and safety requirements* Experience on NASA crewed or human rated programs* Launch vehicle and associated ground systems development experience* Experience supporting launch operations* Continuous Improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma knowledge and experience* Working knowledge of AS9100 or an equivalent quality standard, including audit and conformance experience