Spacecraft Systems Engineer - CONOPs & Verification Lead

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

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