Systems Engineer II - Design Assurance & Certification

Blue Origin • Seattle, WA

2d • $95,348 - $145,620

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 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, you will contribute to the design of avionics hardware for future space vehicles, including electrical power; command and data handling; and guidance, navigation and control systems. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration, and your commitment to the role will further the cause of safe and repeatable spaceflight. In this position, you will be responsible for ensuring our avionics components are certifiable for crewed spaceflight. This will include developing hardware requirements, planning the verification and validation campaigns, and generating key design lifecycle artifacts for hardware certification. You will also support cross-functional trades and impact studies for architectures and vehicles that you support. This foundational part of our vision will require excellent communication and teamwork. You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond Earth. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics
• Applied knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices such as requirements development, validation, and verification
• Experience with Engineering, PLM, and collaboration tools such as JAMA, JIRA, Confluence, Windchill, Creo, and SharePoint
• 2+ years of proven industry experience in the development of electronic hardware
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and supply to a culture of collaboration
• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical subject area
• 4+ years of space systems engineering or fungible experience in other highly complex industry areas (such as aerospace, medical, or automotive)
• Experience in design, analysis, test, operation, and/or certification of aerospace safety critical systems
• Experience with software tools such as JAMA, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill
• Experience with end-to-end product development, from concept definition to hardware integration
• Experience with complex electronic hardware and software certification in accordance with DO-254, DO-178, and/or similar design assurance standards
• Strong system safety and mission assurance fundamentals (including, but not limited to FMECAs, FTAs, and FHAs)

Responsibilities

• Develop and decompose component functional and performance requirements
• Coordinate with Integration & Test personnel on the development and execution of requirements verification and validation plans
• Coordinate with safety engineers to evaluate hardware criticality and inform design assurance and certification needs for various hardware items
• Develop and maintain hardware budgets and key technical performance measures
• Support trade studies and supply knowledge to help guide design implementation and perform audits of design artifacts to ensure adherence to design assurance requirements
• Facilitate and lead key milestone reviews across the full lifecycle of hardware development
• Identify and fix gaps in existing process, tools, infrastructure, and continually improve solutions along the way

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees