Systems Engineer III - New Glenn Upper Stage

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a systems engineer for the New Glenn Upper Stage and Payload Accommodations Program. In this role, you will conduct trade studies, risk management, and system safety analysis to ensure safe human spaceflight. You will develop operational constraints, author safety documentation, and collaborate with test and launch teams.

The ideal candidate must possess a B.S. in a technical field and have over 5 years of hands-on experience in relevant areas. Join us at Blue Origin to help shape the future of aerospace!

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. degree in a technical field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Fluid, Thermal, or Propulsion.
• Experience in analysis, design, testing of launch operations.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments.
• Writing experience with requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support Vehicle and Ground System Project Leads.
• Build detailed CONOPS for operations.
• Author requirements and manage traceability.
• Negotiate interfaces with stakeholders.
• Lead gated reviews and manage safety documentation.

Skills

Fluids

Thermal

Propulsion

Cryogenics

Pneumatics

Team collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Leadership

Education

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

Tools

DOORS Next Generation

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

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 hardworking team of engineers, specialists, and technicians, you will work on systems engineering for the New Glenn Upper Stage and Payload Accommodations (GS2PA) Program. Your activities may include engagement in conducting trade studies, developing margins for allocations, risk management, gated reviews, system safety analysis, technical performance management, configuration and data management, payload integration, and regulatory compliance. Our team is also responsible for verifying that our customers will have a phenomenal ride to space.

You will be the authority on all aspects of your subsystem's operations, including CONOPS, functional architecture, and integrated hardware/software functionality. You will follow the development component hardware, autonomous software, and integrated development testing, and will be accountable for feeding forward lessons learned into the integrated operation of your subsystem on the flight vehicle. You will collaborate with the stage‑level lead engineer, and you will create a comprehensive set of constraints, alerts, and limits for the New Glenn integrated test and launch teams.

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

Responsibilities

• Support Vehicle and Ground System Project Leads by carrying out systems engineering activities in accordance with Blue Origin standards and practices
• Build detailed CONOPS for pre‑launch and flight operations
• Requirements authoring, decomposition, analysis, traceability, and verification
• Negotiate interfaces and coordinate between internal and external stakeholders
• Develop and implement verification plans and strategies to complete verification of requirements
• Define operational constraints for the end‑to‑end safe handling and successful operation of the subsystem
• Lead gated reviews and support New Glenn program and element level gated reviews
• Author and maintain system safety documentation such as Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA); Architecture Safety Assessments (ASA), Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), and Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECAs)
• Collaborate with integrated test, launch operations, and autonomous flight operations customer teams to incorporate operational constraints into downstream procedures and flight plans
• Provide real‑time engineering anomaly resolution during integrated test and launch operations

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or other technical field
• 5+ years of current technical hands‑on experience in: Fluids, Thermal, Propulsion, Cryogenics, Pneumatics
• Technical hands‑on experience in at least one of these areas: Analysis, Design, Testing, launch operations
• Hands‑on experience in developing, authoring, and implementing integrated tests or operating launch vehicles
• A passion for understanding the bigger picture
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in teams as well as lead through influence
• Experience in system engineering on launch vehicles, spacecraft, or in other highly regulated industries
• Experience writing or consuming requirements
• Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Launch vehicle controller (front room or engineering back room) experience
• Experience with system safety
• System integration experience, preferably with aerospace hardware
• Knowledge of current systems engineering processes and methodologies
• Experience with DOORS Next Generation or equivalent requirements management software
• Experience in reliability, maintainability and operability analysis and execution
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA

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 ... may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations ...
• 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 workforce. 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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