Sr. Systems Engineer, Requirements Lead – Lunar Transportation (R37918)

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.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers and designers, you will lead the requirements development for the Cargo variant of our Lunar Lander. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of requirements generation, verification planning and certification for flight of the lander. You will be responsible for the management of the vehicle requirements through the program life cycle and position the vehicle for successful verification and certification.  As such, you are accountable for requirements management, validation/verification planning, and certification activities related to the lander and its system architecture.  You will guide a team of engineers to write the vehicle functional and performance requirements, lead/support integrated analysis and plan the verification and validation campaign.  You will also represent your system in cross-functional trades and impact studies for architecture and program gated reviews.  You will be expected to direct and coordinate these activities with program systems engineering, external interfaces, and internal subsystems.

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:

• Guide the completion of program development in the areas of requirements definition, validation, and verification, and integrate technical content from integration teams.
• Lead system and lower-level requirements management, including change control, audits, and coordination with other teams.
• Lead the requirements thru program milestone reviews. 
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand vehicle requirements and ensure strong, continued communications throughout the lifecycle of the mission. 
• Apply a variety of technical principles and tools in Systems Engineering such as CONOPs development, requirements analysis, and interface definition.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space! 
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar 
• Experience supporting all phases of the development lifecycle of a design system from requirements development thru system verification.
• Detailed knowledge of overall systems engineering process and technical budgets 
• Detailed knowledge of space systems design and requirements (e.g. thermal, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC, acoustics, electrical grounding/bonding) and mechanical hardware design 
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• “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.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with lunar environment, science, and exploration systems 
• Experience with requirements development/management tools such as JAMA 
• Experience with systems engineering modeling tools such as Cameo 

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

 

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.

 

Benefits

Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental le