Blue Ring Capabilities Roadmap Implementation Mission Systems Engineer

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 Blue National Security (BNS), where our focus is the design, development, and delivery of launch and spacecraft systems for national security missions. Through Blue Ring, our all-in-one, high-powered hybrid solar-electric and chemical-propelled spacecraft, we provide unmatched mission maneuverability, versatility, and capacity at dramatically lower-profile costs.

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! 

Blue National Security: The role is part of the Blue National Security business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit. We are looking for someone to apply their vision, passion, technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Join us in enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit earth - passion for our mission is required!

As a Systems Engineer on a hardworking team of talented specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will define, capture and manage mission-specific system technical baselines, system configurations, and capability roadmap implementation within the Mission Systems Engineering, Integration & Test organization, working closely with other system, software, hardware and integration & test engineers to establish the technical requirements and architecture baseline and help ensure the successful alignment of unique Blue Ring Spacecraft capabilities, missions and customer needs. This position reports to the Mission SEIT Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Requirements, Architecture & Verification Director for the space mobility product line. You will work at a spacecraft mission & system level with a focus on using modern MBSE standards to manage Blue Ring architectural product line variants, including all critical spacecraft bus, ground system and payload requirements and interfaces. This role will begin with a first-of-its-kind space vehicle in development and grow with the product line through multiple missions and objectives.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the Blue Ring Mission Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (MSEIT) team and other supporting organizations to define, implement, optimize, and manage Systems Engineering governance processes
• Perform as a subject matter expert on Blue Ring system requirements, design parameters, technical budgets, ICDs, program plans, and technical performance measures to lead the execution of stakeholder needs analyses to align system configurations and technical capabilities with customer missions
• Track the evolution of system configurations for existing Blue Ring programs and identify synergies between mission types and customer requirements
• Work across organizational boundaries to develop plans for technology onramp and capability evolutions in alignment with existing and future customer needs
• Perform as the technical lead for Systems Engineering Change Management, including evaluation and optimization of existing processes
• Define standardized approaches to developing and maintaining technical baselines across the Blue Ring organization in support of multiple concurrent missions, development efforts, and customers
• Lead trade studies to evaluate evolving technologies and mission requirements
• Utilize Systems Engineering tools such as Jama, Windchill and Cameo
• Support and present to leadership and at major gated reviews including design reviews, mission reviews, readiness reviews, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent technical field
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, preferably in the space industry
• Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience in multiple system lifecycle phases
• Successful candidates in this role typically have 7+ years of related experience in the design, development, and flight test of aerospace systems, preferably spacecraft
• Experience in definition of space system requirements and concept definitions that span a broad range of mission objectives
• Understanding of the Systems Engineering lifecycle and the “Systems Engineering V”
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to obtain a US Government Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Spacecraft operations, command & control system experience, including familiarity with spacecraft and ground-system internal and external interfaces and/or spacecraft communications uplink and downlink technologies
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering
• Familiarity with System Modeling tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, or Rhapsody
• Experience across the product life cycle (pre-conceptual design through operational support)
• Knowledge of collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA
• Familiarity with formal risk and opportunity management processes
• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture or a related discipline

Base Pay Range for:

CO applicants is $133,500.00 - $186,898.95

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
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• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: 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.
• 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. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

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