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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

This position is part of the Space Systems Development (SSD) business unit. SSD develops next-generation concepts and systems to advance our future of living and working in space sustainably.

As part of a small, hardworking, and accomplished team, you will work closely with Orbital Reef subsystem teams as part of the Mission Systems and Flight Operations team, leading and performing flight and operations development tasks throughout the full system lifecycle. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of the mission operations concept, mission analysis and planning, flight planning, ground data systems, and tools used to operate advanced spaceflight vehicles. You will be responsible for design, testing and implementation of the Orbital Reef Ground Communications System within the Blue Origin Mission Control Centers.

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! If you’re excited by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging activities, please apply!

Responsibilities:

Lead a team of system and test engineers to identify, derive, develop, maintain, and verify Mission Systems and Flight Operations requirements; including, traceability and verification and validation approach, necessary to implement a design that meets objectives:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, representing flight vehicle systems, ground software, flight control operators and customers
• Define the operations concept, ground system and data communications architectures, and designs that enable highly effective and labor-efficient real-time spacecraft and ground system operation, systems performance assessment and inter-team communication and coordination
• Define and maintain ground system interface requirements and control documents, for example between Mission Control Centers
• Plan, perform and document requirement verification and validation in one or more Mission Systems and Flight Operations subdisciplines, including Astrodynamics, Flight Operations and Ground Data Systems
• Plan and perform frequent Flight Operations product update cycles, integration and test activities, and validation exercises leading to operations training events and flight.
• Support initiatives to improve Mission Systems and Flight Operations engineering and other functional processes and tools
• Perform analysis to ensure operability across the Space-Ground System, and support efforts to improve operability where justified

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field
• 8+ years experience in a complex system lifecycle – requirement definition, design solution definition, trade studies, implementation, integration, verification, validation, qualification, commissioning and/or operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• 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

Expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Ground Data System architecture in the context of space mission flight operations
• Ground Software design and development
• Spacecraft telemetry, commanding and sequencing
• Flight-ground RF communications
• Operational fault management

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field
• Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners
• Experience defining and performing multifaceted trade studies
• Experience with human spaceflight
• First principles knowledge of all major spacecraft subsystems
• Experience with requirements definition and management, preferably using Jama or DOORS Next Generation
• Familiarity with system safety analyses techniques including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Experience or familiarity with: model-based systems engineering methods and tools including SysML, collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA, version control such as Git, configuration and product data management tools such as Windchill

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $146,644.50-$205,302.30;CO applicants is $134,838.38-$188,773.73;WA applicants is $146,644.50-$205,302.30

Other site ranges may differ

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

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

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.

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, diverse, 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, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. 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, gender, 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 “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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