Full-Time

Senior Systems Engineer Lead

Formulation

Posted on 2/18/2025

Blue Origin

Blue Origin

10,001+ employees

Offers suborbital space tourism experiences

Compensation Overview

$129.6k - $197.3kAnnually

+ Bonus

Senior, Expert

No H1B Sponsorship

Seattle, WA, USA + 5 more

More locations: Los Angeles, CA, USA | Merritt Island, FL, USA | Reston, VA, USA | Denver, CO, USA | Huntsville, AL, USA

Travel expected up to 10%.

Category
Space & Rocket Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Required Skills
Risk Management
Requirements
  • B.S. in Aerospace, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical subject area
  • 5+ years’ experience in aerospace systems development
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
  • Understanding of the principles, concepts, and methods of systems engineering such as concept development, requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification and validation, qualification, commissioning, and operations
  • Full knowledge of space vehicles, reentry vehicles, propulsion systems, and spacecraft systems development
  • Previous experience(s) of rapidly maturing programs
  • Experience regularly providing imaginative and detailed technical solutions to complex problems
  • Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
  • 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
Responsibilities
  • Lead the technical performance and risk management of a reusable space transportation system
  • Implement process improvements, oversight, and regular reports to program and functional management and assure specifications and requirements are developed, established, executed, and maintained consistent with the program requirements baseline
  • Develop and manage the technical baseline through the design reviews, including SRR, PDR, and CDR
  • Develop and manage the system functional, physical, system, subsystem, and component requirements
  • Develop and maintain the requirements traceability for the reusable space transportation system
  • Develop detailed plans/schedules in support of technical assignments
  • Apply extensive understanding on a wide application of technical principles, theories, concepts, and tools in the fields of space vehicles and reentry vehicles
  • Work independently without appreciable direction to determine the objectives of assignments and develop approaches to solutions
  • Mentor and train other personnel
Desired Qualifications
  • M.S. in Aerospace Engineering or related technical subject area
  • 10+ years’ experience in aerospace systems development
  • 10+ years’ experience in the development of exoatmospheric and endoatmospheric flight vehicles
  • Experience with software tools such as DOORS Next Generation, Cameo, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill
  • Hypersonic vehicle thermal protection systems development and integration experience and/or
  • Liquid rocket propulsion systems integration experience and/or
  • In-space systems integration experience

Blue Origin focuses on making space travel accessible through suborbital space tourism. The company offers unique experiences where passengers can travel to the edge of space aboard its reusable rocket, New Shepard. This rocket takes passengers on an 11-minute journey, allowing them to experience several minutes of weightlessness and stunning views of Earth from over 100 kilometers above. Blue Origin generates revenue by selling premium tickets for these flights, targeting affluent individuals and space enthusiasts. Unlike many competitors, Blue Origin not only provides space tourism but is also developing advanced rocket engines and technologies for potential sales to other aerospace companies and government agencies. The company's goal is to lead in the commercial spaceflight market while expanding into lunar landers and other space exploration technologies.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$112.9M

Headquarters

Kent, Washington

Founded

2000

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased interest in space tourism boosts demand for Blue Origin's services.
  • Successful New Glenn launch opens new commercial and military contract opportunities.
  • High-profile participants in missions enhance media attention and brand visibility.

What critics are saying

  • Layoffs may hinder innovation and competitiveness in the aerospace industry.
  • Operational challenges may arise from scaling manufacturing and increasing launch cadence.
  • Competition from SpaceX threatens Blue Origin's market share and contract acquisition.

What makes Blue Origin unique

  • Blue Origin focuses on reusable rockets for cost-effective space tourism.
  • The company offers unique suborbital flights with a few minutes of weightlessness.
  • Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket provides a premium space travel experience.

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Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401k

PTO

Relocation

Education Support Program

Dog friendly

Bundled insurance rates

Company paid life & disability

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

2%
GeekWire
Feb 27th, 2025
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Blue Origin’s NS-31 spacefliers include Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee; Gayle King, co-host of “CBS Mornings”; pop superstar Katy Perry; and Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn and Amanda Nguyen, three advocates for women in science, technology, engineering and math. (Blue Origin Photos)The next suborbital spaceflight planned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is due to follow through on the dream of Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, to lead an all-woman crew — and that crew will include pop superstar Katy Perry and morning-TV host Gayle King.Three advocates for women in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, will round out the six-person crew for a mission known as NS-31, Blue Origin announced today. The date for the flight hasn’t yet been announced, but the company says it will launch this spring.“This will be the first all-female flight crew since Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963,” Blue Origin said in a reference to the Soviet space pioneer.In a posting to Threads, Sanchez called her crewmates “fearless explorers.”“I really see this group as explorers, and storytellers, each of us about to be changed by a remarkable view of our beautiful planet,” she said. “The countdown starts now!”Sanchez talked about her desire to go into space with other women more than two years ago in a Wall Street Journal interview. At the time, she said her five crewmates would be “women who are making a difference in the world and who are impactful and have a message to send.”“I’m super-excited about it. And a little nervous,” she said.Sanchez, a licensed helicopter pilot and former TV news anchor, first started dating Bezos in 2019 after the announcement of his divorce from MacKenzie Scott

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Feb 25th, 2025
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