Sr Systems AI Engineer - New Glenn Advanced Upper Stage

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a senior program manager to lead AI/ML pipeline development, data management, and LLM integration across production and engineering teams. You will coordinate schedules, risk management, and certification efforts to enable safe, cost-efficient spaceflight programs.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical depth in AI and systems engineering, and a strong commitment to Blue Origin’s mission of millions living and working in space.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or related field required; 10+ years in launch system engineering or operations.
• Strong AI/ML foundation with hands-on experience in LLMs and AI agent frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead system-level technical trade studies and manage programs.
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI/ML pipelines supporting scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management.
• Understand data sources, manage collection, preprocessing, labeling, and outputs.
• Develop LLM-integrated systems with memory and retrieval-augmented generation.
• Integrate AI models into production with CI/CD automation.
• Coordinate production engineering changes and project schedules for vehicle systems.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve non-conformances and enable value engineering.

Skills

AI/ML pipelines

LLM integration

Program management

Software engineering

Data handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Python

CI/CD

LLM tooling

Job description

Application Close Date

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

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 New Glenn, 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 passionate and hardworking multidisciplinary team, you will help define performance upgrades and production changes to build on a myriad of technically-focused workstreams. You will work with the Upper Stage Program Leader, supporting all aspects of project management to include cost, schedule, technical design, risk & opportunity, certification, and change management.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Bias for action, passion for our mission, and vision are required!

Specifically, You Will

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI/ML pipelines (from data ingestion and model training to deployment and monitoring) that support advanced AI applications in scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, scope control, and agile/scrum program management.
• Understand data sources, manage data collection and data pre-processing, labeling, and own data outputs.
• Develop LLM-integrated systems with memory (context management) and retrieval-augmented generation capabilities.
• Integrate AI models into production environments, optimizing for performance and implementing CI/CD automation.
• Develop and coordinate production engineering changes, coordinating project schedules and incorporation plans to integrate changes into the vehicle and production systems.
• Coordinate across engineering, production, supply chain, project management, and design functions to resolve non-conformances, ensuring value engineering is incorporated in decision processes.
• Work directly with supply chain to ensure purchase request, purchase orders are fulfilled timely and develop associated metrics.
• Drive multi-functional studies to close risks threatening program cost and schedule
• Coordinate with engineering Responsible Engineers (RE’s) to develop strategic roadmaps for certification and qualification of engineering designs.
• Work with technical and management functions to develop content for Blue Origin’s Weekly Business Review (WBR) and Program Management Review (PMR)
• Coordinate across subsystem Responsible Engineers and Technical Project Managers to collect and coordinate documentation for certification activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering or related technical field
• 10+ years industry experience in launch system engineering development and/or operations
• Strong AI/ML foundation and software engineering skills or hands‑on experience with LLMs and AI agent frameworks.
• Experience leading system‑level technical trade studies
• Demonstrated program/project management experience
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space!

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years industry experience in launch system engineering development and/or operations
• Master’s degree in engineering and/or Business
• Experience across fluids, mechanical, and structures engineering domains
• Ability to work with partially defined requirements and changing criteria
• Program Management Professional certification or associated degree programs.

Base Pay Range For

CO applicants is $133,500.00 - $186,898.95 WA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20

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.

Export Control Regulations

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
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• 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 (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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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