Senior AI Systems Engineer for Space Launch Upper Stage

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; 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 in Washington state seeks a senior technical program leader to guide AI/ML and systems engineering efforts for the New Glenn program. You will design end-to-end AI pipelines, manage cross-functional schedules, and drive certification plans while coordinating with supply chain, engineering, and production teams to ensure on-time, safe, and cost-effective vehicle development.

A strong background in AI, program management, and spaceflight systems is required; the role offers growth,

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 10+ years industry experience in launch system engineering development and/or operations.
• Strong AI/ML foundation and software engineering skills or hands-on experience with LLMs and AI agent frameworks.
• Experience leading system-level technical trade studies.
• Demonstrated program/project management experience.
• Passion for Blue Origin's mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• 15+ years industry experience in launch system engineering development and/or operations.
• Master's degree in engineering and/or Business
• Experience across fluids, mechanical, and structures engineering domains
• Ability to work with partially defined requirements and changing criteria
• Program Management Professional certification or associated degree programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI/ML pipelines for scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, scope control, and Agile program management.
• Understand data sources, manage data collection and pre-processing, labeling, and own data outputs.
• Develop LLM-integrated systems with memory and retrieval-augmented generation capabilities.
• Integrate AI models into production environments with performance optimization and CI/CD automation.
• Develop and coordinate production engineering changes, coordinating project schedules and incorporation plans to integrate changes into the vehicle and production systems.
• Coordinate across engineering, production, supply chain, project management, and design functions to resolve non-conformances, ensuring value engineering is incorporated in decision processes.
• Work directly with supply chain to ensure purchase requests, purchase orders are fulfilled timely and develop associated metrics.
• Drive multi-functional studies to close risks threatening program cost and schedule
• Coordinate with engineering Responsible Engineers to develop strategic roadmaps for certification and qualification of engineering designs.
• Work with technical and management functions to develop content for Blue Origin's Weekly Business Review (WBR) and Program Management Review (PMR)
• Coordinate across subsystem Responsible Engineers and Technical Project Managers to collect and coordinate documentation for certification activities.

Skills

AI/ML foundations

LLM integration

Program management

Systems engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks a senior technical program leader to guide AI/ML and systems engineering efforts for the New Glenn program. You will design end-to-end AI pipelines, manage cross-functional schedules, and drive certification plans while coordinating with supply chain, engineering, and production teams to ensure on-time, safe, and cost-effective vehicle development.

A strong background in AI, program management, and spaceflight systems is required; the role offers growth,