System Safety Engineer III- Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, WA

2d•$130,706 - $182,988

About The Position

The System Safety Engineer III will support the Core Avionics group within Blue Origin’s Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Moon landers and related products. Core Avionics oversees development and testing of electrical components, including power, command and data handling, and guidance, navigation and control systems. The engineer will develop system safety processes and work products for the lifecycle development of avionics hardware, including hazard assessments, failure analyses, and reliability predictions. The work will inform hardware requirements and system trades to support safe and reliable space operations. The position works with NASA and National Team Partners on the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program, contributing to the development of a lunar transportation system intended to return humans to the Moon and extend human presence beyond Earth. Relocation is provided. Travel is not typically expected, but may be required on an as-needed basis up to 15%.

Requirements

B.S. degree or equivalent relevant experience in engineering or another related technical field.
At least 2 years of system safety and mission assurance experience, including work such as FMECAs, FTAs, and FHAs.
At least 5 years of industry experience in the development of electronic hardware.
Experience with reliability predictions using methods or tools such as MIL-HDBK-217F, 217Plus, or PRISM.
Applied knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices, including requirements development, validation, and verification.
Ability to earn trust and maintain positive, professional relationships.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

M.S. in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical subject area.
Experience with aerospace safety standards such as MIL-STD-882 or SAE ARP-4761.
Experience with reliability data sources such as NPRD and EPRD, and using Windchill for reliability models and FTAs.
Experience with reliability/life test design, including failure-mode discovery, life demonstration, and screening; Weibull analysis and parameter estimation; stress-strength interference analyses; probability distribution estimation; reliability growth modeling; and probabilistic risk analysis.
Experience with Physics of Failure and relevant analysis toolsets such as Ansys Sherlock.
Applied industry experience with spaceborne avionics.

Responsibilities

Develop Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and reliability predictions for avionics hardware.
Support development of Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), Hazard Sheets, Common Cause Analyses (CCA), Architecture Safety Allocations (ASA), and Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP).
Ensure traceability between subsystem and component functions, requirements, and safety artifacts.
Collaborate with Vehicle Systems Engineers to ensure commonality across safety products.
Develop system safety processes and work products to support the lifecycle development of avionics hardware.
Work with NASA and National Team Partners as part of the HLS Sustaining Lunar Development program.

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 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
Potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on role type and job level; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed