Senior Flight Operations Training Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced training designer to create and run mission-support programs for ground and spaceflight operations. You will develop lessons, conduct hands-on events, and run rehearsals to ensure reliable training across vehicles within the In-Space Systems program.

You will lead initiatives, collaborate with flight vehicle engineers and payload customers, and continuously improve training content. Travel (<10 trips/year) and flexible hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S in engineering, education, or equivalent.
• 5 years of experience in developing and executing training for mission support operators and engineers in a space oriented, military, or government environment.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills to lead technical training and debriefs.
• Experience writing training course materials (lesson objectives/plans, evaluation criteria, activities).
• Ability to travel to support training activities (<10 per year).
• Self-starter with strong coordination skills across multiple tasks.
• Ability to earn trust and work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute training for ops controllers, engineering support, and payload customers.
• Lead specific training areas or initiatives and coordinate with senior staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure relevance for mission support.
• Run simulator and training assets for hands-on practice and rehearsals.
• Define requirements and support development of future training simulators and interfaces.
• Evaluate operator proficiency and adapt training as needed.

Skills

Training design & delivery

Facilitation

Technical training delivery

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Public speaking

Project management

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering or education

Master of Science in Engineering or Education

Tools

Fox Training Management System

Training simulators interfaces

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced training designer to create and run mission-support programs for ground and spaceflight operations. You will develop lessons, conduct hands-on events, and run rehearsals to ensure reliable training across vehicles within the In-Space Systems program.

You will lead initiatives, collaborate with flight vehicle engineers and payload customers, and continuously improve training content. Travel (<10 trips/year) and flexible hours may be required.