Senior AI Systems Engineer — Space Launch Upper Stage

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a senior program manager to lead AI/ML pipeline development, data management, and LLM integration across production and engineering teams. You will coordinate schedules, risk management, and certification efforts to enable safe, cost-efficient spaceflight programs.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical depth in AI and systems engineering, and a strong commitment to Blue Origin’s mission of millions living and working in space.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or related field required; 10+ years in launch system engineering or operations.
• Strong AI/ML foundation with hands-on experience in LLMs and AI agent frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead system-level technical trade studies and manage programs.
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI/ML pipelines supporting scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management.
• Understand data sources, manage collection, preprocessing, labeling, and outputs.
• Develop LLM-integrated systems with memory and retrieval-augmented generation.
• Integrate AI models into production with CI/CD automation.
• Coordinate production engineering changes and project schedules for vehicle systems.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve non-conformances and enable value engineering.

Skills

AI/ML pipelines

LLM integration

Program management

Software engineering

Data handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Python

CI/CD

LLM tooling

Job description

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a senior program manager to lead AI/ML pipeline development, data management, and LLM integration across production and engineering teams. You will coordinate schedules, risk management, and certification efforts to enable safe, cost-efficient spaceflight programs.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical depth in AI and systems engineering, and a strong commitment to Blue Origin’s mission of millions living and working in space.