Senior Spaceflight System Safety & Reliability Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; Torch of Friendship (FL); On-site; USD 134,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned engineer to join the NewGlenn SEIT system safety, reliability and risk team. You will develop processes and products for design and evaluation of the NewGlenn orbital launch vehicle and facilities.

You will apply your technical skills to ensure safety, reliability, and lifecycle integrity across multiple subsystems while collaborating with multi‑discipline teams on complex aerospace challenges. This role emphasizes mission assurance and proactive risk reduction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a BS degree in engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of professional experience within integrated systems.
• Experience with system engineering principles.
• Experience in at least one area: analysis, design, or integrated testing.
• Engineering experience in fluids, thermal, propulsion, avionics, electrical hardware, telemetry/communications, structural, or ground operations.
• Strong communication and timeline discipline.
• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or eligible for work status.

Responsibilities

• Assess reliability for the NewGlenn system using statistical methods and physics-of-failure modeling including 217+ and NSWC-11
• Use flight data to determine vehicle reliability, availability, and maintainability practices
• Create, evaluate, and perform reviews of system safety and reliability analyses including Hazard Assessments, FMECAs/HAZOPs, Fault Trees, CCAs, Reliability Predictions, RBDs, and Hazard Sheets
• Evaluate safety and reliability products and requirements for compliance with internal/external standards (Range Safety, NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, ARP-4761, SMC-S-013)
• Implement and maintain system safety processes and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Train and mentor engineers on system safety and reliability risks
• Work with systems engineering and subsystem cognizant engineers to verify compliance with system safety and reliability requirements
• Assist in generating metrics and report on program system safety/reliability statuses
• Assess and mitigate program risks

Skills

System safety engineering

Reliability analysis

Hazard analysis

FMEA

FHAs

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned engineer to join the NewGlenn SEIT system safety, reliability and risk team. You will develop processes and products for design and evaluation of the NewGlenn orbital launch vehicle and facilities.

You will apply your technical skills to ensure safety, reliability, and lifecycle integrity across multiple subsystems while collaborating with multi‑discipline teams on complex aerospace challenges. This role emphasizes mission assurance and proactive risk reduction.