Systems Engineer III – Lunar Permanence

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 is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

We are actively seeking a Systems Engineer to play a pivotal role in our ambitious Zero Boil Off (ZBO) cryocooler program, focused on pushing the boundaries of aerospace technology. As part of a small, passionate, mission driven, and accomplished team of experts, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, qualify, and integrate ZBO’s cryocooler technology onto launch vehicles and/or payloads.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience designing, analyzing, qualifying, and launching flight hardware. Additionally, the candidate should be technically ambitious, have grit, and a proven track record of developing processes for new technology. This position is based in Kent, WA.

Responsibilities:

• Derive component and sub-component requirements from higher level CONOPS and system and subsystem requirements

• Take ownership of the verification requirements

• Integrate between component requirements and the fluid subsystems, mission operations, vehicle design, analysis, software, support operations

• Understand, develop and manage key Technical Performance Metrics for the components and develop capability tracking metrics

• Support the development and execution of component and subsystem tests

• Coordinate plan for verification test and analysis

• Spearhead the organization and preparation efforts for gate reviews

• Work with the product owners and customers to ensure strong coordination and alignment on demands and capabilities

• Creatively guide the team to balance the objectives of high velocity development program while meeting the intent of standard system engineering processes

Provide transparency for the systems efforts to the development team as well as support in navigating the systems process.

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Qualifications:

• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or similar

• 5+ Years experience working on rapid development teams

• Understanding and passion for Systems Engineering principles and practices such as requirements definition, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, verification and validation, creating and managing interface control document (ICD), configuration management, and systems engineering management plan (SEMP)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Participate, as needed, in technical and programmatic customer interactions that require your expertise

Work inter-dependently with other project members to drive progress at the program level

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Desired:

• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical subject area

• 7+ years of experience in fluids design/space propulsion/cryogenic systems experience or a relevant and fungible experience

• Experience with requirements development/management tools such as DOORS Next Gen

• Experience with systems engineering modeling tools, such as Rhapsody or Cameo.

• General knowledge of overall systems engineering process and how to tailor the process for different situations

Experience with owning entry/exit criteria of NASA technical review

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Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20

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.

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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