Space Systems Autonomy & Fault Management Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a candidate to develop its fault management and system autonomy (FMSA) architecture across all mission phases. You will collaborate with SEIT and other teams to deliver high-quality, reliable autonomous systems for safe human spaceflight.

The role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and dedication to quality, with travel 10–15% and TS/SCI expectations in certain profiles. Join us to enable millions living and working in space.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years in systems engineering for aerospace.
• Experience with fault-tolerance architectures for safety-critical systems.
• Experience with autonomous system design, analysis and test.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage fault management architectures and requirements.
• Define redundancy architecture and fault containment regions for integrated systems.
• Architect and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states.
• Plan and execute Fault Management and Autonomy Verification & Validation efforts.
• Monitor and approve fault management and autonomy design, development, and test.
• Drive process improvements with ownership and urgency.

Skills

Systems engineering

Fault tolerance

Autonomous design

Embedded software

Safety analyses

Team collaboration

Travel willingness

Clear communication

Education

B.S. in engineering

Tools

HIL testing

SIL testing

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a candidate to develop its fault management and system autonomy (FMSA) architecture across all mission phases. You will collaborate with SEIT and other teams to deliver high-quality, reliable autonomous systems for safe human spaceflight.

The role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and dedication to quality, with travel 10–15% and TS/SCI expectations in certain profiles. Join us to enable millions living and working in space.