Systems Engineer II

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 small team, you will work on launch vehicles, space vehicles and launch facility systems for the New Glenn Program. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

You will work across subsystems which integrate with primary structure and support the development integrated solutions to achieve our vision of “millions of people living and working in space” and apply system engineering practices across subject areas predicated to a high degree on your technical skills, support the development of system engineering processes for the program, ensure consistent implementations across the program, and serve in a system integration capacity working with multi-discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions. You will also support the development, allocation, verification of requirements at all levels of the program using tools like DOORS Next Gen, system lifecycle configuration management tools, and other functional analysis toolsets.

Additionally, this role requires understanding and supporting requirements decomposition/analysis and traceability, functional analysis of designs, systems analysis, safety analysis, technical performance monitoring, developing strategies and approaches for specialty engineering (operability, reliability, maintainability, supportability) and system product life cycle processes. You will also support the alignment and consistent implementation of New Glenn system engineering practices throughout the product value stream as well as across program systems. You will also help develop health metrics to support insight into program health and tracking to major milestones.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial engineering, or a similar technical field.
• Solid foundation in static strength analysis, pressure vessels and strength of materials (this should cover most of the basics for an engineering graduate)
• 3+ years of proven experience in a technical field
• Experience with system engineering principles and a solid understanding of the design/analysis lifecycle
• Experience in at least one of the areas of analysis, design, or integrated testing of complex systems
• Possess skills in strategic system thinking, excellent written and oral communication skills, proactive in moving the program forward through team collaborations to achieve timely decisions
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion 
• Must possess a bias for action and a willingness to take ownership of processes and products to ensure a high-quality deliverable to our customers
• 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:

• Advanced degree in Engineering fields, particularly mechanical, aerospace and materials
• Launch vehicle experience, cryogenics, and experience with mechanical systems, structural and pressure vessel designs is a plus
• System development/integration experience, from concept to hardware implementation, preferably with aerospace hardware
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies including gated reviews and design verification/validation
• Experience with Systems Engineering tools such as DOORS Next Gen, Jira, Confluence, and Jazz is desired.
• Experience in reliability, maintainability and operability analysis and execution

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $96,310.00-$134,833.65

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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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

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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.

• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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