Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

You will report to the GS1 Mid Module Director and directly support all aspects of project management to include cost, schedule, procurement tracking, risk & opportunity, subcontractors, and change management. You will use your project engineering skills to organize and update budgets, schedules, and program plans to ensure development, qualification and production hardware is delivered per program requirements. You will use your technical background to understand and effectively communicate with Blue Origin internal organizations and suppliers to guide project planning.

You will build subsystems project management plans and manage project schedules, WBS, and cost, as well coordinate schedules to integrate the subsystem development with the overall vehicle programs. You will present status, risks & opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Business, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Management

• 10+ years’ experience in program management and business management in a development environment

• Experience leading multidisciplinary development projects, including managing requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, and cost

• Excellent written, communication and presentation skills

• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.  Experience with critical path scheduling, IMP/IMS, risk management, requirements management

• Experience with Project Management Tools such as MS Project, P6 Primavera or similar

• Aptitude for hands-on problem solving, with a passion for spacecraft systems

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Self-starter who is comfortable operating and making decisions in ambiguous environments

• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy

• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space!

Desired:

• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Cost account management (CAM) experience

• Experience building tools to for Data Analytics (handling large datasets, SQL, post processing data)

• Experience with verification, integration, and test, of orbital launch vehicles or human rated spacecraft.

• Strong business management acumen and experience managing large, geographically dispersed programs with large subcontractors.

 

Compensation Range for:

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.

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

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardo