MK1 Verification & Validation Lead

Blue Origin•Denver, WA

About The Position

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a hardworking team of engineers and designers, you will serve as the Verification and Validation Lead for the lunar lander program, with accountability spanning multiple concurrent vehicle development efforts. You will be the accountable owner for V&V strategy, flight readiness, and certification across the program, responsible for V&V approach and execution. Your passion, expertise, and leadership will be central to the integration, verification, and validation of the vehicles and to mission success.

Requirements

Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field
8+ years of Systems Engineering experience, with significant focus on verification, validation, integration, and certification of complex systems
Demonstrated experience as a V&V lead or senior V&V engineer on a spacecraft program
Deep knowledge of spacecraft systems design, traceability, and the full V&V lifecycle
Proven ability to own and manage verification and validation programs at the vehicle level, including planning, tracking, metrics, and schedule accountability
Experience developing and executing validation strategies, including model and emulator validation
Ability to develop V&V strategies across concurrent development efforts, balancing scope, schedule, and technical risk
Strong engineering and business judgment to make effective scope and prioritization decisions
Ability to lead, influence, and coordinate across large, multidisciplinary teams without direct reporting authority
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR) and formal certification milestone processes
Experience managing incompressible test lists and integrated vehicle-level test scope decisions
Familiarity with issue reporting and anomaly resolution processes in a flight program context
Experience with V&V tracking tools and requirements management platforms
Experience with certification of models and simulations for use in verification and validation
Prior experience supporting or leading multiple concurrent vehicle builds or block upgrades
Experience in lunar or deep space spacecraft programs

Responsibilities

Serve as the accountable owner for V&V strategy, planning, and execution across multiple concurrent lunar lander vehicle development efforts
Own and maintain the program's Validation approach, including Model Validation Plans and Processes, Test Bed and Emulator Validation
Accountable for requirements verification and associated verification evidence, from system level down to component level
Own verification and validation processes, tools, metrics, and data management and approve verification plans and verification evidence closure
Own the program's Flight Readiness and Certification planning, including owning the Flight Readiness Plan and Checklist, Test Like You Fly Process and Database, and the Issue Reporting Processes
Serve as scope owner for all vehicle-level tests, owning or approving test scope decisions and managing the integrated vehicle test flow across Systems Engineering, I&T, and IPT teams
Own and manage the Incompressible Test List, ensuring alignment with mission requirements and program schedule
Develop and drive common V&V processes, tools, and lessons learned across missions to improve efficiency and reduce redundancy
Coordinate V&V work products across Systems Engineering, IPT teams, and customer stakeholders
Represent V&V as a technical lead in program reviews and serve as a customer POC for V&V
Utilize sound engineering and business judgment to make effective V&V scope, schedule, and risk prioritization decisions