Senior Mission Systems Engineer — Spacecraft & National Security

Blue Origin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Sr Mission Systems Engineer to lead the technical development of complex space missions. You will architect mission systems, drive critical trade studies, and ensure system integrity from concept through mission execution.

You will support new products, mission areas, and programs, while contributing to capture and proposal efforts and leading cross-disciplinary teams with high autonomy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering, mission design, or complex system development.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects with autonomy.
• Experience supporting capture and proposal efforts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Formulate new products, mission areas, and programs; translate customer needs into technical concepts.
• Contribute to capture and proposal activities; develop technical approaches and proposal content.
• Develop mission architectures, CONOPS, and end-to-end system designs for space applications.
• Decompose mission objectives into verifiable requirements; ensure traceability.

Skills

Systems engineering

Mission design

Autonomy

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Physics

Tools

Cameo/SysML

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Sr Mission Systems Engineer to lead the technical development of complex space missions. You will architect mission systems, drive critical trade studies, and ensure system integrity from concept through mission execution.

You will support new products, mission areas, and programs, while contributing to capture and proposal efforts and leading cross-disciplinary teams with high autonomy.