Sr. Systems Engineer — Lunar Human Landing System (HLS)
About The Position
This role is part of Blue Origin’s Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Moon landers and related products. The position supports the Human Landing System (HLS), which will carry astronauts to the lunar surface and return them safely to Orion. As part of the System Definition & Certification team, the senior systems engineer works across requirements, system safety, verification and validation, and certification to help demonstrate that the vehicle is safe to fly crew. The engineer serves as a senior systems engineer and Responsible Engineer for a major vehicle area or the inter-element seams between areas. The role owns the requirements, safety, and verification baseline, sets technical direction, and mentors other engineers. The team favors lean, tool-driven workflows and seeks to reduce manual data handling through effective tools and processes. Relocation is provided, and travel of up to 25% is expected to support cross-site and partner coordination.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, systems, or a related engineering field; an advanced degree may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement.
- At least 8 years of relevant systems engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership across requirements, system safety, and verification and validation.
- Demonstrated experience owning a major technical area or the seams between areas as a Responsible Engineer, largely without oversight.
- Track record of leading anomaly investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective action on high-consequence issues.
- Demonstrated ability to develop lean engineering processes and earn their adoption without relying on direct authority.
- Deep fluency with systems engineering tools such as Jama, Cameo, Windchill, or DOORS, and judgment to drive tool decisions that reduce manual effort.
- Demonstrated technical mentoring and ability to set technical direction for a scope.
- 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
- Master’s degree or other advanced degree in an engineering or technical discipline.
- Human spaceflight, crewed vehicle, launch vehicle, or other complex integrated-system experience.
- Experience in another safety-critical or regulated industry, such as medical devices, commercial aviation, nuclear, or automotive, owning the requirements, verification, or safety baseline for a major product area.
- Experience as a customer-facing technical interface with NASA or a comparable government or prime customer on requirements, verification, or system safety.
- History of introducing tools or methods adopted at scale that measurably reduced cycle time or error rate.
- Experience across multiple lifecycle phases, from design through operations, and familiarity with certification processes.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior systems engineer and Responsible Engineer owning the requirements, safety, and verification baseline across a major vehicle area or the inter-element seams between areas.
- Lead requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation, and shape the architecture decisions that flow from them.
- Own the verification and validation approach for the assigned area and lead anomaly investigations, root-cause analysis, and recovery when the vehicle does not behave as designed.
- Set the risk-based standard for dispositioning variances and deviations in the assigned area.
- Develop lean, tool-driven processes for requirements, safety, and verification and validation, and earn their adoption across the team and design IPTs.
- Act as the working-level technical interface for the assigned area across IPTs and, as needed, with the customer and partners.
- Review others’ deliverables for subtle flaws and gaps, beyond surface correctness.
- Mentor engineers and set technical direction for the assigned scope.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Possible benefits and bonuses based on role type and job level, subject to company discretion
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
