Payload Accommodation Engineer III – Space Systems

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 111,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 15%

Job summary

Blue Origin in Colorado is seeking a Payload Accommodation Engineer III to join the In-Space Systems team. You will work in a hardware-rich prototyping environment, participate in full lifecycle from formulation to flight, and support cross-disciplinary teams to deliver spacecraft solutions.

The role emphasizes requirements analysis, verification, safety analysis, and development of systematic engineering approaches, with relocation and travel up to 15% expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering, Physics.
• 5+ years of proven experience in systems engineering principles and execution.
• Experience in payload accommodation, spacecraft design, development, integration, and testing; launch vehicles.
• Experience with project or program management.
• Enjoys a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and proactive program advancement.
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies.
• U.S. citizen or lawful status to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Serve as customer-facing point-of-contact and technical advocate for one or more payloads through the full payload lifecycle (execution of contract through payload integration and launch).
• Support the development, allocation, and verification of requirements.
• Assist with the development of systems engineering processes and tools, ensure consistent implementation, and collaborate with multi-discipline teams on technical solutions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Payload accommodation

Spacecraft design

Launch vehicles

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering, Physics

Tools

DOORS Next Generation

Job description

Blue Origin in Colorado is seeking a Payload Accommodation Engineer III to join the In-Space Systems team. You will work in a hardware-rich prototyping environment, participate in full lifecycle from formulation to flight, and support cross-disciplinary teams to deliver spacecraft solutions.

The role emphasizes requirements analysis, verification, safety analysis, and development of systematic engineering approaches, with relocation and travel up to 15% expected.