Aerospace Systems Engineer III - Fault Management & System Autonomy - Blue Ring

Blue Origin•Huntsville, WA

About The Position

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 Blue National Security business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit. We are looking for someone to apply their vision, passion, technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Join us in enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit earth - passion for our mission is required! In this role, you will be responsible for developing our fault management and system autonomy (FMSA) architecture with an emphasis on associated processes, products, and analyses over all mission phases. You will work with fault protection and system autonomy requirements development, testing, validation, and verification efforts. The position requires strong collaboration within the Blue Ring spacecraft Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) team and across the entire program. In this fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will contribute to innovative solutions while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence and judgement, and a commitment to the highest technical standards. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to increase accessibility to space. Passion for our mission and vision is required! If you’re excited by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, and expanding your technical toolkit, please apply!

Requirements

Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical field
5+ years of experience with systems engineering principles and processes as they relate to the development of an aerospace system
Demonstrated experience with fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems
Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and test
Familiarity with embedded software system design or operation
First principles knowledge of major spacecraft subsystems
Familiarity with safety and mission assurance analyses including Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Functional Hazard Analyses (FHAs)
Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about FMSA, safety, and reliability concerns
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
Willingness to travel 10-20%
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance required

Nice To Haves

M.S. degree in a relevant technical field
Active TS/SCI security clearance preferred
Subject matter expert in fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems
Embedded software design knowledge or experience
Experience defining and performing complex trade studies
Experience with design, development, and certification of spaceflight systems, and radiation environments and effects
Experience with logical and physical architecture definition and decomposition
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing

Responsibilities

Establish and manage fault management architectures including design principles and requirements
Define redundancy architecture, including cross-strapping and fault containment regions for integrated systems
Architect, design, and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states
Plan and execute integrated system Fault Management and Autonomy Verification and Validation efforts
Monitor and approve fault management and autonomy design, development, and test
Drive process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency