Transfer Stage Requirements and Verification Engineer - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin • Denver, WA

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About The Position

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 a Vehicle Requirements and Verification engineer you will be responsible for supporting the creation of the vehicle level requirements and verifications as well as supporting/reviewing subsystem decomposition of the vehicle level. You will work directly with Blue Origin Lunar Permanence elements, our National Team Partners, and NASA. You will play a key role in developing the lunar vehicle system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth. You will work as a team of engineers to write and manage the vehicle functional and performance requirements and plan the verification campaign. 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

• Experience in the use of requirements and functional analysis to specify and verify complex systems.
• Experience with defining and managing interfaces, interface requirements, and interface agreements.
• Detailed knowledge of overall systems engineering process and technical budgets
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field.
• 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

• Successful candidates typically have 4-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience with full spacecraft design life cycle
• Experience working on a verification program for a complex spaceflight or aviation system.
• Experience with requirements and V&V tracking tools, preferably using JAMA.
• Experience with NASA development program(s).
• Experience with NASA design and certifications standards for human spaceflight.
• Experience with NASA certification of flight readiness process for a new system.
• Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.

Responsibilities

• Requirements management at system level and system of systems level, including working with NASA and our team on any new or modified requirements.
• Support system and lower-level requirements management including change control, impact assessments, audits, and coordination with other teams.
• Work with multiple partners to define system-level interfaces and dependencies that cross element boundaries.
• Manage the definition of interface requirements between systems (external to the vehicle).
• Develop system (vehicle) -level verification plan, including verification event definitions and integration of subsystem-level events.
• Develop system-level verification closure products including preparation of Validation Closure Notices for Blue Origin and NASA purposes.
• Track metrics against plans to develop and closeout requirements and verification products.
• Perform technical work of the highest caliber
• Utilize good engineering and business judgement to ensure the most efficient and effective product is designed, manufactured, procured, tested, qualified, and delivered.
• Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the element teams.

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.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• 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