Senior Systems Engineer, Lunar HLS – Technical Authority

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 25%

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a principal systems engineer to lead requirements, safety, and V&V across the Human Landing System program. You will set standards, resolve cross‑element issues, and maintain NASA-facing technical positions while advancing lean, tool‑driven workflows.

You will mentor engineers, communicate with senior leadership and NASA, and drive cross‑functional collaboration to ensure a safe, reliable lunar lander design and mission success.

Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace, systems, or a related engineering field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience with technical authority across requirements, safety, and V&V.
• Ownership across the full SE lifecycle and cross-functional familiarity across multiple areas.
• Recognized go-to technical expert for a major system or program and problem solving.
• Ability to set technical standards and earn adoption across teams.
• Customer-facing technical interface experience (NASA or comparable).
• Fluency with SE tooling (Jama, Cameo, Windchill, DOORS).

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal technical authority for system-level engineering across requirements, safety, and V&V.
• Set technical standards and methods for decomposition, verification planning, and hazard disposition.
• Resolve cross-cutting, high-consequence technical problems across vehicle areas.
• Carry system-level technical decisions and represent positions to leadership and NASA.
• Define and improve requirements, safety, and V&V processes and gain program buy-in.
• Act as senior technical interface with NASA on requirements, verification and safety.
• Promote lean, tool-driven workflows (Jama, Cameo, Windchill, DOORS).
• Design workflows that minimize hand-offs and automate data handling.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Technical authority

System-level leadership

SE tooling fluency

Executive communication

Mentoring engineers

Customer-facing experience

Education

B.S. in aerospace or systems engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Jama

Cameo

Windchill

DOORS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a principal systems engineer to lead requirements, safety, and V&V across the Human Landing System program. You will set standards, resolve cross‑element issues, and maintain NASA-facing technical positions while advancing lean, tool‑driven workflows.

You will mentor engineers, communicate with senior leadership and NASA, and drive cross‑functional collaboration to ensure a safe, reliable lunar lander design and mission success.