Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – TeraWave Architect

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Stock options

Education support program

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a seasoned Spacecraft Systems Engineer to help shape system requirements, interfaces, and architectures for the TeraWave program. You’ll collaborate across AI&T, mission systems, launch vehicle, and operations to deliver safe, reliable, and affordable spaceflight solutions.

You will lead verification plans and test activities, decompose requirements, and drive technical risk reduction while fostering a strong safety culture and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field.
• 5+ years in systems engineering, preferably in space.
• 5+ years in design, development, and flight test of spacecraft systems.
• Experience in defining space system requirements and concepts across missions.
• US citizenship or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Lead Systems Engineer to ensure design standards and practices.
• Apply CONOPs development, requirements analysis, and interface definition.
• Decompose high-level requirements into system architecture and design blocks.
• Coordinate with subsystems for verification and validation plans.
• Oversee verification/validation strategies and test reports.
• Plan and develop system-level verification methods and events.
• Support Assembly, Integration and Test on the floor.
• Manage technical performance measures for the vehicle.
• Participate in program reviews and drive actions to closure.
• Drive process improvements with ownership and urgency.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Interface definition

CONOPs development

Test planning

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering

MS degree (preferred)

Tools

Jama

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a seasoned Spacecraft Systems Engineer to help shape system requirements, interfaces, and architectures for the TeraWave program. You’ll collaborate across AI&T, mission systems, launch vehicle, and operations to deliver safe, reliable, and affordable spaceflight solutions.

You will lead verification plans and test activities, decompose requirements, and drive technical risk reduction while fostering a strong safety culture and cross-team collaboration.