Senior Space Safety & Sustainability Architect

Principal Architect, Space Safety and Sustainability; Cupertino (CA, WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Principal Architect for Space Safety and Sustainability to lead the architecture defining space safety and sustainability commitments for the TeraWave program. You will shape system designs, standards, and performance budgets across fleets, collaborating with propulsion, power, and operations teams to embed safety early in design.

You will drive collaborations with operators and forums, ensure compliance with space safety requirements, and guide debris mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in spacecraft systems, orbital mechanics or space operations.
• Experience in two of space traffic management, collision avoidance, debris analysis, or constellation architecture.
• System-level architecture with requirements allocation and interfaces.
• Experience with orbit propagation and debris modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect TeraWave space traffic coordination strategy, including orbit selection and data systems.
• Define end-to-end collision risk mitigation architecture across operations.
• Define interfaces across conjunction assessment, maneuver planning, and fleet management.
• Set engineering standards and tools for debris minimization and end-of-life planning.
• Link disposal approaches to orbit selection and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with spacecraft, GNC, propulsion, power, and operations teams.
• Provide technical basis for regulatory engagement and compliance assessments.

Skills

Spacecraft systems

Orbital mechanics

Space operations

Space traffic management

Collision avoidance

Constellation architecture

Requirements allocation

Interface definition

Performance budgeting

Orbit propagation

Conjunction assessment

Debris modeling

STK

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, astrodynamics, systems engineering, or related technical field

Master's or PhD in aerospace engineering with orbital mechanics focus

Tools

STK

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Principal Architect for Space Safety and Sustainability to lead the architecture defining space safety and sustainability commitments for the TeraWave program. You will shape system designs, standards, and performance budgets across fleets, collaborating with propulsion, power, and operations teams to embed safety early in design.

You will drive collaborations with operators and forums, ensure compliance with space safety requirements, and guide debris mitigation strategies.