Electrical Power Systems, Systems Engineer - Lunar Permenance

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of the Lunar Transportation business unit. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building the sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from earth to the Lunar Surface. 

 

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

 

As part of a diverse and hardworking team, you will contribute to the design of the Electrical Power System (EPS) for future space vehicles. EPS scope includes power generation, storage, regulation, control, and distribution to vehicle subsystems and payloads. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration, and your dedicated commitment and detailed attention will further the cause of safe and repeatable spaceflight.

 

You will write your respective subsystem's functional and performance requirements, lead/support integrated analysis, and plan the verification and validation campaign to ensure safe and reliable operations in space. You will also represent your system in cross-functional trades and impact studies for architectures and vehicles that you support. You should expect that 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 the bounds of 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!

 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to 

• Support development of detailed requirement verification and validation plans and work directly within integrated environments such as JAMA, DOORS Next Gen and Rationale Quality Manager
• Develop system safety artifacts such as FHAs, FTAs and FMECAs
• Support the alignment, documentation, and consistent implementation of Lunar Transportation System engineering practices across applicable ADP projects.
• Supporting system and lower-level requirements management, including change control, audits, and coordination with other teams
• During system engineering reviews of requirement development, decomposition, and allocation activities (requirements traceability), apply definition of customer needs, integration, requirements definition, verification and validation planning, and requirements management.
• Coordinate and collaborate as needed to ensure alignment of V&V activities in accordance with V&V plan.
• Coordinate with Integration & Test teams to ensure test facilities (including integration labs) have the required capabilities per requirements definition
• Track V&V activities to successful completion, which may include reviewing subsystem test plans and possible travel to test facilities when needed.
• Support trades studies and supply knowledge to help down-select spacecraft electrical power system architectures appropriate for mission requirements.
• Create and maintain system diagrams for power distribution, system grounding, and bonding.
• Trade combinations of various power generation and storage solutions such as solar arrays, fuel cells, and battery modules (especially Li-Ion chemistries).
• Support maintenance and generation of EPS budgets and power equipment lists that track power generation, consumption and storage during all relevant portions of a mission.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Aerospace or related disciplines
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices such as requirements definition, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, and verification and validation. 
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and