Senior Configuration Management Engineer – Space Launch Systems

Blue Origin Personnel, LLC; Torch of Friendship (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Configuration Management Engineer to own ground systems configuration across test stands and launch site facilities. You will release and maintain EBOM/MBOM structures, manage baselines, and process engineering changes through ITS and JULES, ensuring accurate configuration status and audit readiness.

You will verify every delivered system against the approved baseline, coordinate with test and launch operations, and contribute to CM standards and CDM tools usage across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Configuration Management, Information Systems, or related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience)
• 5+ years of configuration and data management experience in aerospace, defense, energy, industrial or facilities systems
• Advanced proficiency with PTC Windchill or a similar PLM system (product structures, EBOM/MBOM, change workflows)
• Experience processing engineering changes (change requests, ECN/ECOs, deviations, waivers) from initiation through closure
• Experience establishing or maintaining as-built configuration baselines for physical systems
• Working knowledge of CSA, baseline management, and configuration audits (PCA/FCA)
• Proficiency with JULES, Costpoint, or similar MRP/ERP systems
• Familiarity with export control regulations (EAR, EAR99/NLR, ITAR)
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to present CM status to project teams and leadership
• Ability to work at test stands and launch sites, including outdoor and field environments, and to travel as needed
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Configuration Management Engineer for assigned GSD test stands and launch site systems: release and maintain design data, EBOMs, MBOMs and product structures in PTC Windchill
• Establish and maintain configuration baselines (As-Designed, As-Built, As-Maintained) for test stand and launch site systems, including baselines for sites not yet under PLM configuration control
• Process engineering changes to test stands and launch sites: analyze each change for configuration impact, route it for review and approval, and track it through release and closure in ITS and JULES
• Capture field changes, redlines and as-built data from construction, installation and activation; reconcile against released design before turnover
• Support configuration readiness for activation and turnover reviews (e.g., Pre-Activation Review): verify the delivered system matches the approved baseline and that open changes are dispositioned
• Maintain configuration control of active systems after turnover, coordinating with test and launch operations on modifications, repairs and maintenance-driven changes
• Provide EWO/TWO release support in JULES and Operations Procedure release support in E3
• Maintain configuration status accounting (CSA) records for assigned sites; prepare CM metrics and status for project engineers and GSD leadership
• Conduct physical and functional configuration audits of test stand and launch site systems; support field, shop and stockroom audits
• Review supplier and contractor data packages for test stand and launch site equipment for technical and export-control completeness
• Apply company CM standards and work instructions; contribute improvements to CDM workflows and tools across Windchill, JULES and ITS
• Support Windchill administration for GSD sites (object attributes, product structure updates, workflows, access controls)
• Participate in the Blue Origin CDM Community of Practice
• Provide guidance and feedback to peers and project teams on CM practices

Skills

Configuration management

Data management

Engineering document control

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

PTC Windchill

JULES

Costpoint

ITS

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Configuration Management Engineer to own ground systems configuration across test stands and launch site facilities. You will release and maintain EBOM/MBOM structures, manage baselines, and process engineering changes through ITS and JULES, ensuring accurate configuration status and audit readiness.

You will verify every delivered system against the approved baseline, coordinate with test and launch operations, and contribute to CM standards and CDM tools usage across