Payload Accommodation Lead — Space Mobility & Prototyping

Blue Origin LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Payload Accommodation Engineer III to lead customer-facing activities across payload lifecycles, ensure proper requirements allocation, and advance systems engineering practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, safe space systems and support a fast-paced, quality-driven environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and clear communication while ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory standards in a highly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering, or Physics.
• 5+ years of proven experience in systems engineering principles and execution.

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 serve in a system integration capacity, working with multi-discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Customer management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering or Physics

Tools

DOORS Next Generation

Configuration management tools

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Payload Accommodation Engineer III to lead customer-facing activities across payload lifecycles, ensure proper requirements allocation, and advance systems engineering practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, safe space systems and support a fast-paced, quality-driven environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and clear communication while ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory standards in a highly