Cross Program Integration, Senior Systems Engineer - Lunar Permanence

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

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.  

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. 

  

As a Senior Systems Engineer on the Lunar Permanence Cross Program Integration team, your role will involve leading the integration across program elements, defining receivables/deliverables, and coordinating integrated analyses across elements to support vehicle design.  You will closely collaborate with procurement, lead subsystem analysts, integration forums, track progress, and ensure top issues and risks are addressed and managed effectively. Your active involvement in decision-making, tracking metrics, and working with element IPTs will significantly contribute to the success of the Lunar Permanence business unit.

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! Denver, CO, Huntsville, AL, or Seattle, WA are preferred but position is open to all locations listed.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Lead vehicle integration and systems engineering activities and products in accordance with tailored system engineering standards and practices:

• Ensure all aspects of the vehicle are working across the product lifecycle. Ensure hardware risks are included in program risks and being managed. Create and elevate decisions to SLD board.
• Act as the negotiator between multiple and sometimes conflicting interests in order to make sure the vehicle is optimized while ensuring internal and external stakeholders’ needs are being represented

• SLD focal for integrated/cross element analyses. Identifies gives/gets and priorities for integrated analyses. Tracks these in IMS. Coordinates with element analysis teams to:
  • Lay a roadmap of needed analyses on a timeline (gives/gets)
  • Moderate / track model status / maturity / source of truth
  • Orchestrate integrated analyses with existing teams. Determine what can / can’t be done with current resources and identify impacts / risks.

• Develop, manage, and allocate requirements & interfaces
  • Develop and/or coordinate vehicle technical resource budgets (mass, power, link, etc.)
• Provide mentoring and technical leadership

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering or another technical field
• 8+ years of systems engineering experience including analyses within a subsystem or integrated within the aerospace industry.
• Ability to integrate and coordinate across business, partner and customer elements
• Proficient in tracking and analyzing metrics for work completion, ensuring progress on deliverables, and providing comprehensive reporting for program oversight and decision-making.
• Exceptional collaboration skills, with a track record of working closely with procurement teams to track status, resolve issues, and ensure seamless logistics for hardware delivery.
• Experience leading small multi-disciplinary development teams on fast-paced projects
• Experience in conducting integration forums with element Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to align requirements and address technical challenges.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Travel expected up to 25% of the time
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. pe