Blue Origin
Spaceflight
SystemsEngineerIII-NewGlennUpperStage
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“Systems Engineer III - New Glenn Upper Stage at Blue Origin. Skills: Systems engineering on launch vehicles, CONOPS development, Requirements management, System safety documentation, Launch operations. Conducting trade studies. Developing margins for allocations”
What You'll Achieve.
Phenomenal ride to space for customers; Successful operation of subsystem on the flight vehicle
Industry & Context.
Problem solvers; Engineering anomaly resolution
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, Standard Background Check, Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation, Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum of a B. S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or other technical field, 5+ years of current technical hands-on experience in: Fluids, Thermal, Propulsion, Cryogenics, Pneumatics, Technical hands-on experience in at least one of these areas: Analysis, Design, Testing, launch operations, Hands-on experience in developing, authoring, and implementing integrated tests or operating launch vehicles, Experience in system engineering on launch vehicles, spacecraft, or in other highly regulated industries, Experience writing or consuming requirements, Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments, 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
Nice to Have
Launch vehicle controller (front room or engineering back room) experience, Experience with system safety, System integration experience, preferably with aerospace hardware, Knowledge of current systems engineering processes and methodologies, Experience with DOORS Next Generation or equivalent requirements management software, Experience in reliability, maintainability and operability analysis and execution, Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA
What You'll Do.
Conducting trade studies
Developing margins for allocations
System safety analysis
Technical performance management
Configuration and data management
Regulatory compliance
Verifying customer ride to space
Authority on subsystem operations (CONOPS
functional architecture
integrated hardware/software functionality)
Feeding forward lessons learned into integrated operation
and limits for test and launch teams
Support Vehicle and Ground System Project Leads by carrying out systems engineering activities
Build detailed CONOPS for pre-launch and flight operations
Requirements authoring
Negotiate interfaces and coordinate between internal and external stakeholders
Develop and implement verification plans and strategies
Define operational constraints
Lead gated reviews and support program and element level gated reviews
Author and maintain system safety documentation
Collaborate with integrated test
and autonomous flight operations customer teams
Provide real-time engineering anomaly resolution during integrated test and launch operations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with the stage-level lead engineer; Collaborate with integrated test, launch operations, and autonomous flight operations customer teams; Negotiate interfaces and coordinate between internal and external stakeholders
Communication Scope
Good written and verbal communication skills
Process & Methodology
Gated reviews, Technical performance management
Full Job Description
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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, specialists, and technicians, you will work on systems engineering for the New Glenn Upper Stage and Payload Accommodations (GS2PA) Program. Your activities may include engagement in conducting trade studies, developing margins for allocations, risk management, gated reviews, system safety analysis, technical performance management, configuration and data management, payload integration, and regulatory compliance. Our team is also responsible for verifying that our customers will have a phenomenal ride to space. You will be the authority on all aspects of your subsystem’s operations, including CONOPS, functional architecture, and integrated hardware/software functionality. You will follow the development component hardware, autonomous software, and integrated development testing, and will be accountable for feeding forward lessons learned into the integrated operation of your subsystem on the flight vehicle. You will collaborate with the stage-level lead engineer, and you will create a comprehensive set of constraints, alerts, and limits for the New Glenn integrated test and launch teams. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leade
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