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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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

From the start of Sustained Commercial Operations until Decommissioning of New Shepard, this role is responsible for maintaining the human flight certification baseline on New Shepard.

This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. 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.

This role is part of the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable, suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will be part of integrating the design, test, build, and operation of various spaceflight systems for New Shepard. You will ensure that we achieve our goals by applying and growing your systems engineering skills to achieve and expand the bold operational goals of the system. You will work closely with key New Shepard leaders, Lead System Engineers, subject matter experts, and nontechnical stakeholders. We will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight!

Responsibilities:

Once initially certified, act as the owner of the engineering baseline for New Shepard, maintaining it per the New Shepard Human Flight Certification Plan. This includes but is not limited to system safety analyses, verification artifacts, requirements, mass properties, safety and flight risk management, and other systems engineering artifacts required to ensure the New Shepard certification baseline supports continued human flights.

Provide anomaly resolution support during launch campaigns

Lead post flight data reviews and integrated anomaly resolution between launch campaigns

Enforce the high bar for technical accuracy and engineering fidelity in alignment with New Shepard standards

Engage with design facing LSEs on certification changes

Work with the NSOM Engineering Director to improve engineering processes and drive systems thinking across all roles within NSOM.

Support FAA licensing maintenance under Part 450 CFR

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. degree in Engineering, or relevant technical field.

7+ years of proven system development and integration experience – preferably within the aerospace industry or working directly with safety critical systems

Industry practice in Systems Engineering tools and processes.

Deep curiosity with a focus on finding solutions, navigating ambiguity, and enthusiasm for tackling complex challenges

Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time.

Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate in a dynamic, fast paced, team-oriented environment.

Travel expected up to 25% of the time

Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Successful candidates will typically have 7-12 years of aerospace engineering experience including:

Acting as an individual contributor while leading a team by influence.

Leading root cause investigations or analysis

Familiarity with a broad range of engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, fluids, structures, propulsion, aerodynamics, control systems, etc.)

Configuration management

Design, analysis, test, maintenance, and/or certification of aerospace safety critical systems.

Launch vehicle or spacecraft operations.

Engagement across full lifecycle including launch and maintenance operations

Software tools such as DOORS, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill

Reliability, maintainability and supportability definition and execution

System Safety analyses including but not limited to FMECAs, FTAs, and FHAs

Basic project management skills including labor estimating and schedule management.

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $140,959.00-$197,342.25

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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 (DIBDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification, Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

Benefits

Benefits include:  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%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.

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