Mission Systems Engineer II — Spaceflight Operations

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

Top Secret clearance required

Job summary

Blue Origin in Reston, VA is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to join the Ground & Spaceflight Operations team. You will define requirements, collaborate with flight vehicle, ground software, and payload customers to enable safe and efficient spaceflight.

You will work across the system lifecycle, perform verification and validation, and support ground system design, test, and operations training, contributing to Blue Origin's mission of affordable space access.

Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in Ground Systems architecture, software development (Python), spacecraft operations, or CCSDS protocols.
• Experience in a complex system lifecycle – requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Active Top Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Identify, derive, maintain Mission Systems requirements with traceability and validation approach.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including flight vehicle, ground software, and payload customers.
• Define ground system and data communications architectures for real-time spacecraft and ground operation.
• Define and maintain ground element interface requirements and control documents.
• Plan and perform frequent mission system updates, integration, testing, and validation exercises for training and flight.

Skills

Ground Systems architecture

Python

Spacecraft operations

CCSDS protocols

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Top Secret Clearance

Education

B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

DOORS Next Generation

Job description

Blue Origin in Reston, VA is seeking a Mission Systems Engineer to join the Ground & Spaceflight Operations team. You will define requirements, collaborate with flight vehicle, ground software, and payload customers to enable safe and efficient spaceflight.

You will work across the system lifecycle, perform verification and validation, and support ground system design, test, and operations training, contributing to Blue Origin's mission of affordable space access.