Spacecraft Systems Development Engineer - Blue Ring (Top Secret Clearance/SCI Required)

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,023 - 169,432; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks an experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary systems engineering efforts for the In-Space Systems business unit. You will help shape program interfaces, architecture, and CONOPs to ensure customer mission success across assembly, integration, and test activities.

The role emphasizes collaboration across program elements, rigorous verification, and adherence to highest technical standards, with travel up to 10% and relocation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field.
• Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience across multiple system lifecycle phases.
• 5+ years of related aerospace systems design, development, and flight test experience.
• Experience defining space system requirements and concepts spanning mission objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Active US Government TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Lead Systems Engineer to ensure design standards and best practices.
• Apply CONOPs development, requirements analysis, and interface definition.
• Coordinate with subsystems for requirements, verification and validation plans.
• Oversee verification and validation strategies to ensure spacecraft meets requirements and goals.
• Collaborate with I&T, ground systems, flight operations, mission management, and systems architecture.
• Identify and manage technical, schedule and cost risks.
• Work with flight software team to resolve issues and link development to L3 requirements.
• Plan system-level verification methods and events.
• Support assembly, integration and test teams with procedures and scripts.
• Assist with proposals based on spacecraft capabilities and functions.
• Manage technical performance measures for the vehicle.
• Participate in gated reviews and drive actions to closure.
• Drive process improvements with ownership and urgency.

Skills

Systems engineering fundamentals

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Security clearance

Education

B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering

Job description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will apply your broad multi-disciplinary engineering knowledge, skills, and methods to help ensure our spacecraft satisfies the needs of our critical partners through rigorous systems engineering practices. As part of the Blue Ring Spacecraft Systems Engineering team you will help ensure the program requirements, operational descriptions, and system designs have been shaped so that the overall system meets our customers' needs. You will assist in the definition and verification of system interfaces, architecture, and con ops. Finally, you will work with all program interfaces including Assembly, Integration, & Test (AI&T), Mission Management, Launch Vehicle, Payloads, and Mission Operations.

The position requires strong collaboration within the SSE team and across the entire program. In this fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will contribute to innovative solutions while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence and judgement, and a commitment to the highest technical standards.

Special Mentions

• Travel expected up to 10% of the time
• Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information required to start
• Relocation provided

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with the program's Lead Systems Engineer to ensure compliance with design standards, processes, and general best practices.
• Apply a variety of technical principles and tools in Systems Engineering such as CONOPs development, requirements analysis, and interface definition.
• Work with subsystems to ensure proper requirements definition, verification and validation plans, consistency with system and mission objectives
• Oversee verification and validation strategies, plans and processes to ensure software and hardware components, and the integrated spacecraft subsystems will meet system requirements and mission goals.
• Collaborate with other program elements (I&T, ground systems, flight operations, mission management, and systems architecture) to understand their needs and create holistic solutions.
• Identify and assisted in the management of technical, schedule and cost risks.
• Work with the flight software team to resolve implementation issues, review the software development processes, link their development to L3 requirements and needed functional behaviors.
• Asist in the planning and develop of system-level verication methods and events.
• Support and collaborate with the Assembly, Integration and Test team in developing test procedures and scripts.
• Support integration activities "on the oor" in the spacecraft assembly facility.
• Asist with proposals based on knowledge of spacecraft capabilities and functions.
• Manage technical performance measures for the overall vehicle.
• Participate in gated program reviews and drive subsequent actions to closure.
• Drive process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field.
• Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience in multiple system lifecycle phases.
• Successful candidates in this role typically have 5+ years of related experience in the design, development, and flight test of aerospace systems, preferably spacecraft.
• Experience developing an integrated system with depth in one or more spacecraft subsystems, and/or system design and integration.
• Experience in definition of space system requirements and concept definitions that span a broad range of mission objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Active US Government TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree in a relevant technical field
• Domain experience with spacecraft system and subsystem functions, interfaces, and communication protocols (i.e. serial, 1553, Ethernet, embedded software, etc.).
• Experience defining and performing complex trade studies
• Experience with design, development, and certification of spaceflight systems
• Experience with logical and physical architecture definition and decomposition
• Experience using hardware or software testbeds and lab environments for software and system verification.

WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
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• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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