Systems Engineer III – Lunar Human Landing System

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Systems Engineer to lead the Human Landing System development, guiding requirements decomposition, verification strategies, and safety analyses for a lunar lander program.

You will coordinate across design IPTs, own traceability and verification closure, drive plan development, and represent the program at reviews while facilitating cross-site collaboration.

This role requires a strong ownership mindset and the ability to drive technical plans to closure with minimal oversight.

Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace, systems, or a related engineering field; an advanced degree may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement

Responsibilities

• Define Blue Origin’s Human Landing System, a lunar lander carrying astronauts to the Moon’s surface and returning them safely to Orion
• Own requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability for a complex, cross-cutting system area
• Set the technical plan for proving the assigned scope
• Own verification requirements, methods, procedures, evidence, and closure
• Use system safety work to drive system changes and disposition variances/deviations using a risk-based standard
• Perform root-cause analysis and corrective action on major-scope technical issues
• Serve as systems-engineering point of contact for design IPTs
• Represent the assigned area at engineering and program reviews
• Drive requirements and verification-and-validation tool and process improvements
• Coordinate across sites and partners

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements decomposition

Root-cause analysis

Corrective action

Technical plan development

System safety

Education

B.S. in aerospace/systems/related engineering

Tools

Jama

DOORS

Cameo

Windchill

Job description

• Define Blue Origin’s Human Landing System, a lunar lander carrying astronauts to the Moon’s surface and returning them safely to Orion


• Own requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability for a complex, cross-cutting system area


• Set the technical plan for proving the assigned scope


• Own verification requirements, methods, procedures, evidence, and closure


• Use system safety work to drive system changes and disposition variances/deviations using a risk-based standard


• Perform root-cause analysis and corrective action on major-scope technical issues


• Serve as systems-engineering point of contact for design IPTs


• Represent the assigned area at engineering and program reviews


• Drive requirements and verification-and-validation tool and process improvements


• Coordinate across sites and partners

Requirements

• B.S. in aerospace, systems, or a related engineering field; an advanced degree may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement


• 5–8 years of experience solving systems-level engineering problems, with demonstrated work in requirements, verification, or system safety


• Demonstrated ownership of a complex, cross-cutting technical area with minimal oversight


• Working knowledge of interface management (ICDs/IRDs), requirements traceability and verification, and variance/deviation processes


• Ability to set a technical plan and drive it to closure across design IPTs without direct authority


• Proficiency with SE tooling (Jama, DOORS, Cameo, Windchill) and tool-driven workflows


• 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


• Technical assessment required during interviews


• Travel expected up to 25% of the time

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in systems-level engineering, particularly in requirements decomposition, verification, and system safety for complex aerospace projects. Proficient in managing technical plans and driving cross-functional collaboration across design teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Systems-Level Engineering


• Requirements Traceability


• Verification and Validation


• SE Tooling Proficiency


• Interface Management

Hard Skills

• Requirements Decomposition


• Root-Cause Analysis


• Corrective Action


• Technical Plan Development


• System Safety

Soft Skills

• Ownership


• Collaboration


• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Aerospace Engineering


• Human Landing System


• Cross-Cutting Systems


• Variance/Deviation Processes


• Design IPTs

Tools & Technologies

• Jama


• DOORS


• Cameo


• Windchill