On-Orbit Mission Operations Engineer III

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

On-console shift work up to 20%

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer to join the In-Space Systems team and lead real-time spacecraft and ground system operations for Blue Ring missions. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop concepts, procedures, displays, and documentation, while driving automation and AI/ML-driven improvements.

The successful candidate will thrive in a multidisciplinary environment, owning mission planning, operations concepts, and validation across space and ground

Qualifications

• Experience in defining and developing mission operations concepts, procedures and tools for real-time spaceflight operations.
• Ability to produce telemetry displays, executables and technical documentation for onboard and ground segments.
• Familiarity with automation and AI/ML techniques to improve operations efficiency and reliability.
• Proven ability to ensure deliverables meet quality standards and promote reuse and backward compatibility.
• Experience testing ops products using hardware and software simulators spanning space and ground domains.
• Experience supporting spacecraft concept of operations development with efficiency in mind.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to mission planning and operations concepts, tools and processes for real-time spacecraft and ground system operation.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams to develop detailed operations procedures, executables, telemetry displays and technical documentation.
• Drive operations towards higher efficiency through ground system automation and AI/ML technologies.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards while promoting reuse and backward compatibility.
• Conduct testing and validation of ops products with varied hardware and software simulation environments.
• Support systems engineering in developing a spacecraft concept of operations.

Skills

Systems thinking

End-user focus

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Operational concepts development

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer to join the In-Space Systems team and lead real-time spacecraft and ground system operations for Blue Ring missions. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop concepts, procedures, displays, and documentation, while driving automation and AI/ML-driven improvements.

The successful candidate will thrive in a multidisciplinary environment, owning mission planning, operations concepts, and validation across space and ground