Systems Engineer, Structures and Mechanisms - Lunar Permanence - Advanced Development Program

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a safety culture. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and require your commitment and detailed attention toward 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. As a step towards this vision, Blue Origin is building the next generation of lunar landers.

We want you to be accountable for leading and/or contributing to subsystem designs for the Structures and Mechanisms used in our lunar lander designs. You will write your respective subsystem's functional and performance requirements, lead/support integrated analysis, and plan the verification and validation campaign to ensure safe and reliable operations in space. You will also represent your system in cross-functional trades and impact studies for architectures and vehicles that you support. You should expect that this foundational part of our vision will require excellent communication and teamwork.

This position reports to the Group Manager of the Requirements Group inside the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) business unit. ADP is responsible for all Blue Origin's orbital and planetary flight systems, services, products, and a wide range of concepts, proposals, and development projects.

• Ownership of one of the following Structures and Mechanisms subsystems in various in space applications
• Own studies, concept development, interface development, procurement, requirements, integration, and operations support
• Coordinate with leads from systems and programs to ensure seamless integration with your hardware
• Build the development program (cost, schedule, technical) via subcontractors(s) and/or internal staff
• Ensure the technical performance of the subsystem satisfies requirements in efficient and elegant solutions
• Support the development and execution of component and subsystem tests
• Write and own the plan for verification test and analysis
• Ensure timely updates and communication of system-level architecture diagrams, schematics
• Mentor and educate junior Blue Origin employees on systems engineering processes and methods.

• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or similar
• Understanding of the principles and methods of mechanism design in space or similar harsh environmental applications
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices such as requirements definition, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, and verification and validation.
• 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
• 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.

• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical subject area
• 5+ years of experience with spacecraft pressure vessels and mechanisms 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

The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

Estimated salary wage (Colorado only):$105K- $176K

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.

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. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.

Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays