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!
Special Mentions
- Based at Reston, VA, or Seattle, WA offices. Relocation provided.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to mission planning, operations concepts, tools, and processes that enable highly effective and labor‑efficient real‑time spacecraft and ground system operation.
- Work in multidisciplinary teams to develop detailed operations procedures, executables, telemetry displays, technical documentation, and other products.
- Drive operations toward ever‑increasing levels of efficiency and reliability through automation and the application of AI/ML technologies.
- Ensure deliverables meet applicable quality standards, while promoting maximum reuse and backward compatibility.
- Conduct testing and validation of ops products using a variety of hardware and software simulation environments that span the space and ground domains.
- Support systems engineering and other disciplines in developing a spacecraft concept of operations, ensuring efficiency and operability for the end‑user.
- Create detailed test procedures to validate end‑to‑end system capabilities.
- Analyze and assess ground station selection for optimal communications availability.
- Support mission readiness activities including mission rehearsals, mission timeline development, and post‑launch test development.
- Provide on‑console support during spacecraft launch and early orbit phase, including shift work, from Blue Origin's mission control facilities.
- Monitor spacecraft state‑of‑health across all subsystems, perform trending and analyses, and track spacecraft and ground system configurations.
- Support the troubleshooting and resolution of on‑orbit anomalies as part of an anomaly response team.
- Foster continuous improvement by contributing, tracking, and implementing lessons learned for the benefit of future missions.
Qualifications
- B.S. in Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical, Systems, or related fields.
- 5+ years of proven experience in spacecraft operations development and execution, including real‑time support for on‑orbit operations.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, dynamic work environment.
Desired
- M.S. in Space Systems, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering.
- Direct support for a commercial or government spacecraft operations organization, as well as a deep understanding of their use cases and approach to operations.
- Experience with multi‑manifest spacecraft missions and developing operations for hosted or separable payloads.
- Proficiency with command‑and‑control scripting languages, such as Python, SPELL, STOL, or JAS.
- Experience working with virtualized Ground Software (e.g., Command & Control, Mission Planning, Flight Dynamics, Electronic Procedures, Software Simulators).
- Experience with mission planning and contact planning tools.
- Experience with scrum methodology and agile product development.
- Experience in full development lifecycle of space systems' ground segments.
- Mission analysis, flight planning and timeline development (tool and analysis).
- Experience designing and evaluating operational readiness tests integrated with hardware‑in‑the‑loop, and software‑in‑the‑loop simulators.
- Experience with operational fault and anomaly management.
- Experience with performing system safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
Compensation
WA applicants: $130,706.00 - $182,987.70. Other site ranges may differ.
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 oper