Spaceflight Autonomy & Fault Management Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a qualified engineer to develop fault management and system autonomy architectures across mission phases. You will collaborate with SEIT and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, high-integrity spaceflight solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical judgment, and adherence to the highest standards, while enabling safe, reusable spaceflight systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in a technical field relevant to aerospace systems.
• Experience applying fault-tolerance architectures to safety- and mission-critical systems.
• Knowledge of safety analyses such as FMECA, FTA, and FHAs.
• Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and testing.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage fault management architectures and requirements.
• Define redundancy architectures and fault containment regions.
• Architect, design, and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states.
• Plan and execute Fault Management and Autonomy Verification & Validation efforts.
• Monitor design, development, and test, driving process improvements.

Skills

Systems engineering

Autonomous systems design

Fault-tolerance strategies

Embedded software understanding

Strong communication

Education

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

M.S. in a relevant field

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a qualified engineer to develop fault management and system autonomy architectures across mission phases. You will collaborate with SEIT and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, high-integrity spaceflight solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical judgment, and adherence to the highest standards, while enabling safe, reusable spaceflight systems.