Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer - Safety and Reliability, Transporter Vehicle

Application close date:

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 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 Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer at Blue Origin, you will lead vehicle-level system safety practices for Transporter. Your role includes performing Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and leading Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) across various subsystems throughout design, ground processing, and flight phases. You will design and conduct analyses of the vehicle, utilizing system safety practices to inform design teams and ensure the implementation of appropriate hazard controls and verifications. Additionally, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a System Safety Program Plan to facilitate the completion of safety-related milestones throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

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:

• Perform and lead engineering activities including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Hazard Reports, Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), reliability analysis, and developing mitigation plans
• Ensuring compliance with AFSPCMAN 91-710 range safety requirements
• Ensure traceability between system and subsystem functions, requirements, and safety artifacts.
• Use system safety products to perform an overall safety analysis of the vehicle to assist the design process and drive design changes where needed
• Assist SLD organization in representing vehicle element within SLD architecture for reliability analyses

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or related technical subject area
• Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems
• Experience working and delivery of systems safety analyses on complex systems. Also has experience working anomalies/root cause corrective actions
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Ability to coordinate safety analysis products across collaborators and experts from different engineering fields to develop safety and reliability products.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills and excellent organization skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful candidates typically have 5+ years of relevant experience
• M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Electrical, or related technical subject area
• Experience with AFSPCMAN 91-710 Range Safety requirements
• Experience with tools such as Jama, Cameo, Confluence, and JIRA
• Experience with developing and implementing a system safety program plan

 

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $140,959.00-$197,342.25;CO applicants is $129,611.00-$181,454.70;WA applicants is $140,959.00-$197,342.25

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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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.

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