Senior Integrated Stack Lead Engineer - Lunar Program

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 160,618 - 224,865; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Stock options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a highly experienced Level 5 Integrated Stack Lead Systems Engineer to join the Lunar Permanence team in Merritt Island, FL. You will serve as the technical authority for all integrated stack configurations, owning end-to-end systems engineering definitions and verifications for vehicle stacking and interfaces.

You will partner with I&T and design teams to ensure traceable requirements, verification plans, and ICDs are in place.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years in systems engineering within aerospace, defense, or related industries.
• Experience as a technical lead responsible for multi-element or multi-vehicle system integration.
• Hands-on configuration management of complex vehicle stacks with multiple variants.
• Proficiency with CREO Parametric CAD tool for model interrogation and manipulation.
• Experience developing and executing verification and validation plans mapping to tests/analyses.
• Experience working with I&T teams on hardware-in-the-loop testing and readiness reviews.
• Strong background in ICD development and management.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical decisions across large cross-functional teams.
• Excellent technical communication skills for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority and systems engineering lead for all integrated stack configurations within the Lunar Permanence program.
• Own the definition, documentation, and configuration management of all Boots stack configurations with traceability across phases.
• Develop and maintain integrated stack requirements, properly allocated, tracked, and baselined in Jama Connect.
• Collaborate with the I&T Lead to develop a comprehensive verification approach with defined methods.
• Review and approve ICDs and ensure interface definitions are current in CAD/CREO models.
• Interrogate CREO Parametric models to evaluate stack configurations and support trades.
• Lead configuration-level trade studies and mitigation strategies across variants.
• Identify and track integration risks, driving resolution across functional teams.
• Collaborate with vehicle element leads to ensure stack performance meets requirements.
• Represent the integrated stack in SRR, PDR, CDR, and I&T readiness reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers on stack integration, verification planning, and configuration management.
• Drive technical consensus on integrated stack decisions, including freezes and change dispositions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Configuration management

CREO Parametric

Jama Connect

V&V planning

ICD development

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

CREO Parametric

Jama Connect

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a highly experienced Level 5 Integrated Stack Lead Systems Engineer to join the Lunar Permanence team in Merritt Island, FL. You will serve as the technical authority for all integrated stack configurations, owning end-to-end systems engineering definitions and verifications for vehicle stacking and interfaces.

You will partner with I&T and design teams to ensure traceable requirements, verification plans, and ICDs are in place.