Senior Payload Systems Engineer - Optics & Spacecraft

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 156,802 - 219,522; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Payload Integration or Systems Engineer to lead the integration of optical terminals on spacecraft. You will manage customer interfaces, requirements traceability, and the lifecycle from payload integration to launch, working with cross-functional teams to ensure operability and reliability.

The role emphasizes systems engineering, ICD development, risk management, and collaboration with business development to inform proposals and schedules for multiple payloads

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems engineering principles and execution.
• Experience in payload accommodation or spacecraft design, development, integration, and testing.
• Experience with project or program management.
• Able to work with minimal direction as well as collaboratively with cross-functional team members.
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers as a technical advocate for one or more payloads through the full payload lifecycle (execution of contract through payload integration and launch).
• Serve as the primary technical interface between Blue Origin and payload customers.
• Coordinate payload requirements, integration schedules, and technical documentation.
• Support the development of technical proposal content, including payload accommodation concepts, interface definitions, and mass/volume/power assessments in response to customer RFPs and RFIs.
• Collaborate with business development and capture teams to provide payload accommodation expertise and technical inputs that inform pricing, schedules, and programmatic commitments during the proposal lifecycle.
• Lead the development, allocation, and verification of requirements.
• Assist with the development of systems engineering processes and tools, ensure consistent implementation, and provide system integration support.
• Work with multi-discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions.
• Develop and maintain interface control documents (ICDs) between payloads and spacecraft systems.
• Identify and manage technical risks throughout the payload integration process.
• Oversee payload integration activities, ensuring compliance with requirements and specifications.
• Support payload testing and verification activities.
• Coordinate with manufacturing and operations teams to ensure a smooth transition from integration to launch.

Skills

Project management

Systems engineering

Customer management

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering

MS degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

DOORS Next Generation

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Payload Integration or Systems Engineer to lead the integration of optical terminals on spacecraft. You will manage customer interfaces, requirements traceability, and the lifecycle from payload integration to launch, working with cross-functional teams to ensure operability and reliability.

The role emphasizes systems engineering, ICD development, risk management, and collaboration with business development to inform proposals and schedules for multiple payloads