Senior System Operations Integrator – Space Launch

Blue Origin; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with 5% match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a highly motivated engineer to support the development and operations of the New Glenn system. You will work on CONOPS, functional architecture, components, software, and system-level interactions to ensure safe and repeatable spaceflight.

The role involves decomposing procedures into constraints, providing real-time on-console support, and coordinating with design, test, and operations teams to optimize the mission timeline and performance.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field) or another technical field.
• 5+ years in aerospace or large-scale system integration.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and processes.
• Experience in at least one area of analysis, design, or integrated testing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the launch vehicle, ground equipment, and personnel are ready for all phases of the New Glenn mission (build, test, pre-launch, boost, orbital operations, landing, and recovery).
• Serve as a technical contact for design, test, software, operations, and refurbishment artifacts.
• Decompose the time-phased Sequence of Operations into operational constraints, alerts, and limits.
• Ensure consistency and integration of operating requirements into procedures, scripts, and displays used during vehicle operations.
• Provide real-time on-console support for integrated tests, launch and recovery operations.
• Assess, identify, and support fixes to gaps or optimizations in the system operational timeline.
• Understand how subsystem control software operates across flight and ground systems to ensure safety and mission success.
• Provide operational feedback to subsystem designers and support operational analysis.

Skills

Communication skills

Systems engineering

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Education

B.S. in engineering

Tools

DOORS Next Gen

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a highly motivated engineer to support the development and operations of the New Glenn system. You will work on CONOPS, functional architecture, components, software, and system-level interactions to ensure safe and repeatable spaceflight.

The role involves decomposing procedures into constraints, providing real-time on-console support, and coordinating with design, test, and operations teams to optimize the mission timeline and performance.