Senior Systems Engineer, Lunar HLS & Safety Lead

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Stock options

Paid time off

Educational support

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a senior systems engineer to act as the principal technical authority for system-level engineering across requirements, safety, and V&V. You will shape standards, resolve cross-cutting challenges, and represent the team’s technical stance to NASA and leadership.

You will drive lean, tool-driven workflows (Jama, Cameo, Windchill, DOORS) and own the SE lifecycle from requirements to verification, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• BS in aerospace, systems, or related field; advanced degree may substitute for experience
• 10+ years of systems engineering with technical authority across requirements, safety, and V&V
• Proven ownership across SE lifecycle: requirements, safety, integration, and V&V
• Track record as a go-to technical expert for a major system or program
• Experience interfacing with NASA or similar customer
• Fluency with SE tooling (Jama, Cameo, Windchill, DOORS) and scale-focused methods
• Executive-level communication to leadership and external customers
• Mentoring engineers to raise performance

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal technical authority for system-level engineering across the team
• Set standards for requirements decomposition, verification planning, and hazard handling
• Resolve high-consequence, cross-cutting technical problems
• Carry system-level technical decisions and present positions to leadership and NASA
• Define and improve requirements, safety, and V&V processes across the team
• Interface with NASA on requirements, verification, and safety positions
• Promote lean, tool-driven workflows and reduce manual data handling
• Lead cross-site coordination and ensure program-wide adoption of methods

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical authority

Lifecycle ownership

Executive communication

Customer-facing

Safety & verification

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Tooling strategy

Education

BS in aerospace or systems engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Jama

Cameo

Windchill

DOORS

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a senior systems engineer to act as the principal technical authority for system-level engineering across requirements, safety, and V&V. You will shape standards, resolve cross-cutting challenges, and represent the team’s technical stance to NASA and leadership.

You will drive lean, tool-driven workflows (Jama, Cameo, Windchill, DOORS) and own the SE lifecycle from requirements to verification, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to