Blue Origin · 1 week ago
Spacecraft Systems Development Engineer - Blue Ring (Top Secret Clearance/SCI Required)
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$121K/yr - $169K/yr
5+ years expBlue Origin envisions millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The role involves applying multi-disciplinary engineering knowledge to ensure spacecraft meet the needs of partners through rigorous systems engineering practices and collaboration across various program interfaces.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work with the program’s Lead Systems Engineer to ensure compliance with design standards, processes, and general best practices
Apply a variety of technical principles and tools in Systems Engineering such as CONOPs development, requirements analysis, and interface definition
Work with subsystems to ensure proper requirements definition, verification and validation plans, consistency with system and mission objectives
Oversee verification and validation strategies, plans and processes to ensure software and hardware components, and the integrated spacecraft subsystems will meet system requirements and mission goals
Collaborate with other program elements (I&T, ground systems, flight operations, mission management, and systems architecture) to understand their needs and create holistic solutions
Identify and assisted in the management of technical, schedule and cost risks
Work with the flight software team to resolve implementation issues, review the software development processes, link their development to L3 requirements and needed functional behaviors
Asist in the planning and develop of system-level verification methods and events
Support and collaborate with the Assembly, Integration and Test team in developing test procedures and scripts
Support integration activities “on the floor” in the spacecraft assembly facility
Asist with proposals based on knowledge of spacecraft capabilities and functions
Manage technical performance measures for the overall vehicle
Participate in gated program reviews and drive subsequent actions to closure
Drive process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field
Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience in multiple system lifecycle phases
Successful candidates in this role typically have 5+ years of related experience in the design, development, and flight test of aerospace systems, preferably spacecraft
Experience developing an integrated system with depth in one or more spacecraft subsystems, and/or system design and integration
Experience in definition of space system requirements and concept definitions that span a broad range of mission objectives
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Active US Government TS/SCI security clearance
Preferred
M.S. degree in a relevant technical field
Domain experience with spacecraft system and subsystem functions, interfaces, and communication protocols (i.e. serial, 1553, Ethernet, embedded software, etc.)
Experience defining and performing complex trade studies
Experience with design, development, and certification of spaceflight systems
Experience with logical and physical architecture definition and decomposition
Experience using hardware or software testbeds and lab environments for software and system verification
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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