Senior Reliability Engineer — Lunar Lander Systems

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Education Support Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Reliability Systems Engineer to lead multi-functional reliability activities across spacecraft subsystems from requirements through verification, integration, and operations. You will guide the technical progress, balance detail with systems-level precision, and help deliver end-to-end vehicle reliability targets for crewed and cargo missions.

Responsibilities include directing Fault Tree Analysis, Reliability Block Diagrams, and FMECA studies; coordinating

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in spacecraft, launch vehicle, aerospace, or other safety-critical complex systems.
• Proven experience in Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Reliability Block Diagrams, and reliability evaluation.
• Ability to work effectively across teams and communicate clearly (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Carry out and direct reliability engineering processes including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Reliability Block Diagrams, and Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA).
• Develop plans and coordinate completion of system and subsystem reliability analysis, providing review, mentorship, and expertise in reliability analysis products.
• Support verification and validation of reliability requirements.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across the program and company.
• Collaborate across Lunar Systems Engineers to develop guidelines and find opportunities for common processes across projects.
• Partner with subsystem leads (e.g., structures, propulsion, power, avionics, GNC, thermal, ECLSS, software) to ensure coherent end-to-end build.
• Support integration and test campaigns: procedure reviews, readiness reviews, test execution support, data review, and requirement closure.
• Communicate status and technical decisions clearly to program leadership.

Skills

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

FMECA

Reliability Block Diagrams

Reliability evaluation

Systems engineering

Cross-team collaboration

Education

B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related field

Tools

DOORS/Jama

Jira

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Reliability Systems Engineer to lead multi-functional reliability activities across spacecraft subsystems from requirements through verification, integration, and operations. You will guide the technical progress, balance detail with systems-level precision, and help deliver end-to-end vehicle reliability targets for crewed and cargo missions.

Responsibilities include directing Fault Tree Analysis, Reliability Block Diagrams, and FMECA studies; coordinating