Senior Payload Operations Engineer — Space Systems

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Education Support Program

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Payload Operations Engineer for Blue Ring in Virginia. You will help develop hosted and separable payload operations concepts, prepare essential operation products, and support on-console mission execution with cross-team collaboration.

The ideal candidate has a systems-thinking mindset, experience in spacecraft operations, and the ability to work with U.S. government customers in a real-time environment. This role requires occasional travel and shift work.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of proven experience in spacecraft operations development or execution.
• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance.
• Experience developing spacecraft or hosted payload operations products (procedures, telemetry displays, docs).
• Experience supporting external customers or government teams.
• Ability to support on-console activities, including shift work in real-time environments.
• U.S. citizen or national, permanent resident, or eligible for admission into the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of hosted and separable payload mission plans, operations concepts, tools, and processes.
• Develop and implement detailed spacecraft payload operations procedures and telemetry displays.
• Test and validate payload operations products using hardware and software simulations.
• Support mission planning with geographically separated payload teams for on-orbit objectives.
• Support the development of overall spacecraft concept of operations for payload operability.
• Create detailed test procedures with systems engineering teams to validate end-to-end capabilities.
• Assist mission readiness activities including rehearsals and timeline development.
• Monitor payload state-of-health, perform data trend analysis, and track configurations on orbit.
• Serve as liaison between payload customers and Blue Ring operations during pre-launch and long-term ops.
• Support development of payload operations sequencing in the mission planning system.

Skills

Systems thinking

On-console operations

Customer collaboration

Spacecraft operations

Education

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/Systems Engineering or related

Tools

Python

SPELL

STOL

JAS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Payload Operations Engineer for Blue Ring in Virginia. You will help develop hosted and separable payload operations concepts, prepare essential operation products, and support on-console mission execution with cross-team collaboration.

The ideal candidate has a systems-thinking mindset, experience in spacecraft operations, and the ability to work with U.S. government customers in a real-time environment. This role requires occasional travel and shift work.