Spacecraft FMSA Architect — Fault Management & Autonomy

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Seattle seeks an experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer to develop fault management and autonomy architectures, ensuring mission safety and reliability across all phases. You will lead analyses, manage verification programs, and mentor engineers while collaborating across the SSE program. U.S.

citizenship or eligible status is required. Role involves leading design reviews, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and advancing fault protection concepts for spaceflight

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in design, development and test of aerospace systems.
• Experience with fault-tolerance architectures for safety-critical systems.
• Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and test.

Responsibilities

• Establish and design fault management architectures with design principles and requirements.
• Lead architecture, design, and analysis of autonomous behaviors, modes, and states.
• Direct engineering activities including FMECA, FTA, FHAs, PRA, and reliability analyses.
• Plan and execute integrated system Fault Management and Autonomy Verification/Validation.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Fault-tolerance architectures

Autonomous systems

FMECA/FTA/FHA

Education

B.S. in aerospace engineering

MS/PhD in aerospace engineering

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Seattle seeks an experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer to develop fault management and autonomy architectures, ensuring mission safety and reliability across all phases. You will lead analyses, manage verification programs, and mentor engineers while collaborating across the SSE program. U.S.

citizenship or eligible status is required. Role involves leading design reviews, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and advancing fault protection concepts for spaceflight