Senior Fault Management & Autonomy Systems Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a role focused on fault management and autonomy architecture. You will collaborate with SEIT and program teams to develop fault protection, system autonomy requirements, testing, and verification across mission phases.

Strong leadership, technical judgment, and a commitment to safety are essential. The position emphasizes designing architectures, conducting analyses, and ensuring high standards while supporting a fast-paced spaceflight program.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Physics or equivalent technical field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience for aerospace systems.
• Experience with fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems.
• Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and test.
• Familiarity with embedded software system design or operation.
• Knowledge of major spacecraft subsystems and safety analyses (FMECA, FTA, FHAs).
• Ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines and communicate technical results clearly.
• Willingness to travel 10–20% and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage fault management architectures and design principles.
• Define redundancy architectures including cross-strapping and fault containment regions.
• Architect, design, and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states.
• Plan and execute Fault Management and Autonomy Verification and Validation.
• Monitor and approve fault management and autonomy design, development, and test.
• Drive process improvements with ownership and urgency.

Skills

Fault management architectures

Autonomous system design

Embedded software design

FMECA/FTA/FHAs

System safety & reliability

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Electrical/Aerospace/Physics

5+ years systems engineering in aerospace

M.S. degree (preferred)

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a role focused on fault management and autonomy architecture. You will collaborate with SEIT and program teams to develop fault protection, system autonomy requirements, testing, and verification across mission phases.

Strong leadership, technical judgment, and a commitment to safety are essential. The position emphasizes designing architectures, conducting analyses, and ensuring high standards while supporting a fast-paced spaceflight program.