Payload Integration Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, FL

9h•Onsite

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 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 small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be the Orbital Launch Site point of contact for spacecraft customers and manufacturers during launch campaigns for New Glenn. You will be responsible for supporting mission analysis, design, and spacecraft launch operations. You will be responsible for generating mission-unique documentation required for planning, approvals, processing, and post-flight reports. The position will involve coordination with Mission Management, Marketing, Customer Experience, design engineers, systems engineers, and other disciplines during the mission proposal as well as integration phase. You will also be responsible for coordinating requirements with all disciplines on the launch site operations team. Other responsibilities will initially include processing flight hardware, performing spacecraft mate and encapsulation, transport, mate to the launch vehicle, and integrated testing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, physics, aerospace engineering or another related engineering discipline
6+ years of direct/specialized experience in large spacecraft integration and/or the development of payload integration requirements including launch campaigns
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, customer relation, and presentation skills are required
Ability to earn trust and maintain positive professional relationships
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
Current TS/SCI with Poly clearance or ability to successfully complete a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
Must be able to travel to other Blue Origin offices, alternate launch site, and customer facilities
Position requires: lifting (35-lbs), climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying, and standing for extended periods (8 hours minimum)
Must be able become certified to operate equipment such as aerial lifts, forklifts, and overhead cranes
Must be able to work all shifts and available for overtime as well as weekends, when needed to support test or launch campaign timelines

Nice To Haves

Experience with developing and executing launch operations procedures
Experience with payload operations, integration, payload fairings, adapters, payload separation systems, match mates (fit-checks), and launch countdown activities
Familiarity with industry and USG safety requirements including AFMAN 91-710
Experience planning and conducting spacecraft launch preparations
Experience with project management / scheduling experience (MS Project, Primavera P6)
Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies
Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS Next Gen
Experience with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

Responsibilities

Function as launch site focal point for spacecraft interface requirements (IRD, ICD, etc.) evaluation and proposing edits to the Mission Integrator and Mission Manager.
Participate in generating or evaluating proposals for primary, secondary, co-manifested, or rideshare payloads
Perform thorough technical assessments of proposed internal and external payload interface requirements to understand the impacts to the launch site
Evaluate or contribute to validation planning for payloads
Capture and implement launch system upgrades/changes to support mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, thermal and shock environments, contamination and communication requirements for a broad variety of spacecraft types including crewed systems
Work directly with Mission Management leadership to generate proposals and requirement verification planning for primary and secondary payloads (co-manifested, or rideshare payloads) while working with launch vehicle engineering for implementation
Act as primary point of contact for all spacecraft processing activities throughout the launch campaign, including administrative and support services to the customer at the Payload Process (PPF) and launch facilities
Manage/coordinate spacecraft daily processing schedule inputs to the mission integration and daily operations schedules
Participate in launch countdown, monitoring various interface airborne and ground systems supporting the spacecraft, and post-flight reviews
Coordinate and host spacecraft customer launch site visits and technical interchange meetings, and act as the Launch Operations technical representative during mission integration design meetings
Lead a small group of highly skilled technicians to perform payload processing activities in 100K (ISO-8) class or higher cleanroom
Assist with hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of payload accommodations flight hardware including mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic equipment