Sr. System Safety & Reliability Systems Engineer

Blue Origin; Torch of Friendship (FL); On-site; USD 134,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned engineer to join the NewGlenn SEIT system safety, reliability and risk team. You will develop processes and products for design and evaluation of the NewGlenn orbital launch vehicle and facilities.

You will apply your technical skills to ensure safety, reliability, and lifecycle integrity across multiple subsystems while collaborating with multi‑discipline teams on complex aerospace challenges. This role emphasizes mission assurance and proactive risk reduction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a BS degree in engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of professional experience within integrated systems.
• Experience with system engineering principles.
• Experience in at least one area: analysis, design, or integrated testing.
• Engineering experience in fluids, thermal, propulsion, avionics, electrical hardware, telemetry/communications, structural, or ground operations.
• Strong communication and timeline discipline.
• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or eligible for work status.

Responsibilities

• Assess reliability for the NewGlenn system using statistical methods and physics-of-failure modeling including 217+ and NSWC-11
• Use flight data to determine vehicle reliability, availability, and maintainability practices
• Create, evaluate, and perform reviews of system safety and reliability analyses including Hazard Assessments, FMECAs/HAZOPs, Fault Trees, CCAs, Reliability Predictions, RBDs, and Hazard Sheets
• Evaluate safety and reliability products and requirements for compliance with internal/external standards (Range Safety, NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, ARP-4761, SMC-S-013)
• Implement and maintain system safety processes and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Train and mentor engineers on system safety and reliability risks
• Work with systems engineering and subsystem cognizant engineers to verify compliance with system safety and reliability requirements
• Assist in generating metrics and report on program system safety/reliability statuses
• Assess and mitigate program risks

Skills

System safety engineering

Reliability analysis

Hazard analysis

FMEA

FHAs

Education

Bachelor's degree in 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! This role supports the development and operations of NewGlenn, a single-configuration, heavy‑lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low‑Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human‑capable. As part of a small team, you will work on NewGlenn at the system level for the NewGlenn Program. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! As part of the NewGlennSEIT system safety, reliability and risk team, you will work to develop processes and products for the design and evaluation of the NewGlenn orbital launch vehicle system and facilities. You must have a passion for mission assurance, a commitment to the fundamentals of system safety/reliability, and a strong capacity to work collaboratively on complex and interesting new problems. You will be part of the SEIT system engineering team and will work across the NewGlenn subsystems to support integrated solutions. You will utilize system engineering practices across disciplines predicated to a high degree on your technical skills, ensure consistent system engineering implementations across the NewGlenn elements and subsystems, and serve in a system integration capacity working with multi‑discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions. Additionally, this role requires understanding and supporting requirements analysis and traceability, functional analysis, systems analysis, safety analysis, technical performance monitoring, developing strategies and approaches for specialty engineering (operability, reliability, maintainability, supportability) and system product life cycle processes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assess reliability for the NewGlenn system using statistical methods and physics‑of‑failure modeling including 217+ and NSWC‑11
• Use flight data to determine vehicle reliability, availability, and maintainability practices
• Create, evaluate, and perform reviews of system safety and reliability analyses including Hazard Assessments, FMECAs/HAZOPs, Fault Trees, Common Cause Assessments, Reliability Predictions, Reliability Block Diagrams, Human Error Assessments, and Hazard Sheets
• Evaluate safety and reliability products and requirements for compliance with our system safety/reliability processes and products against internal and external standards including Range Safety, NASA, FAA, MIL‑STD‑882, ARP‑4761, and SMC‑S‑013
• Implement and maintain system safety processes and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Train and mentor engineers on identifying and analyzing system safety and reliability risks
• Work with systems engineering and subsystem cognizant engineers to identify and verify compliance with system safety and reliability requirements
• Assist in generating metrics and report on program system safety/reliability statuses
• Assess and mitigate program risks

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or related field
• 8+ years of professional experience within integrated systems
• Experience with system engineering principles
• Experience in at least one of the areas of analysis, design, or integrated testing
• Engineering experience in at least one of the following areas: fluids, thermal, propulsion, avionics, electrical hardware, telemetry/communications, structural, ground operations or flight/ground autonomy
• Possess strategic and proactive thinking as well as the ability to communicate effectively while working within set timelines
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years Reliability Experience
• Familiarity with HALT/HASS testing
• Familiarity with system safety and reliability engineering experience performing FHAs, PSSAs, FMEA/FMECAs, FTAs, RBDs, Reliability Predictions & CCAs
• Experience with a variety of complex aerospace or launch vehicle systems
• Process ownership and maintenance experience

Base Pay Range for: CO applicants is $133,500.00 - $186,898.95 WA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20 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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Background Check Required for all positions

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Benefits

• 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 (4) 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.

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