Systems Engineer III - New Glenn

BLUE ORIGIN • Seattle, WA

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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. You will work across subsystems and support integrated solutions to achieve our vision of “millions of people living and working in space” and apply system engineering practices across subject areas predicated to a high degree on your technical skills. You will support the development of system engineering processes for the program, ensure consistent implementations across the program, and serve in a system integration capacity working with multi-discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions. You will support requirements definition, validation, and verification of requirements at all levels of the program using tools like DOORS Next Gen, system lifecycle configuration management tools, and other functional analysis toolsets. Additionally, this role requires understanding and supporting requirements analysis and traceability, functional analysis, systems analysis, safety analysis, technical performance monitoring, verification planning and closure, test plan development, and change management. You will ensure the alignment and consistent implementation of New Glenn system engineering practices from system to lower-level program tiers. You will also participate in gated reviews, develop health metrics to support insight into program health and tracking to major milestones. Passion for our mission and vision is required! If you’re passionate about providing near-term value, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging activities, please apply!

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial engineering, or a similar technical field
• 5+ years of proven experience
• Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices and their optimization for rapid development programs
• Experienced with change management activities
• Ability to assess system designs (mechanical, electro-mechanical, fluid systems) through all phases of operation for safety, reliability, and mission criticality
• Proficient in conducting system safety reviews and performing Functional Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis
• Experience with reliability predictions and reliability block diagrams
• System development/integration experience with aerospace or related hardware
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time

Nice To Haves

• Advance degree in Engineering disciplines, particularly mechanical, aerospace and materials
• Launch vehicle operations and/or system testing experience
• Knowledge of launch vehicle design and requirements
• Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS Next Gen
• Experience with project planning and implementation
• Experience with verification planning, coordination of verification evidence, and development/delivery of verification closure notices
• Experience with the qualification and certification of launch systems
• Experience with change management
• Experience leveraging AI to improve systems engineering operations

Responsibilities

• Support the development of system engineering processes for the program
• Ensure consistent implementations across the program
• Serve in a system integration capacity working with multi-discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions
• Support requirements definition, validation, and verification of requirements at all levels of the program using tools like DOORS Next Gen, system lifecycle configuration management tools, and other functional analysis toolsets
• Support requirements analysis and traceability, functional analysis, systems analysis, safety analysis, technical performance monitoring, verification planning and closure, test plan development, and change management
• Ensure the alignment and consistent implementation of New Glenn system engineering practices from system to lower-level program tiers
• Participate in gated reviews
• Develop health metrics to support insight into program health and tracking to major milestones

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
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level