Responsible Engineer, Vehicle Design

4 weeks ago

Seattle, United States Blue Origin, LLC Full time
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.

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

This r o l e is p a rt o f t h e L un ar Permanence b u si n ess un i t . T o furt h er Bl u e Ori g i n' s m iss i o n o f having m illi o n s o f p e o p le l i v i n g and w o rki n g i n space, we a r e bu il d i n g t h e s u s t a i nab l e i n fr a st r u c t u r e f o r o u r tra n s p o rt o f cr e w a n d car g o fr o m Earth t o t h e L un ar S u r face.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers, y o u will be responsible for the vehicle specification and design for the lunar lander system. In your role as the Responsible Engineer for Vehicle Design on the Systems Engineering team, you will be a program leader defining and developing the requirements and design artifacts for the system, as well as developing the processes and strategies for managing specifications, design parameters, and technical performance measures for the vehicle. Your passion, expertise, and skills will impact the design, development, and integration of the spacecraft and mission success.

Resp on s i bi li t i e s i nc l ud e b u t a r e n o t l i m i ted t o :
  • Define requirements and design processes and strategies, including the tools and infrastructure required to execute your vision
  • Own the vehicle product and specification tree
  • Understand and assess impacts of vehicle design trades
  • Review and approve vehicle design and requirement changes
  • Define the change control processes for design and requirements
  • Manage the definition of interface requirements and their verification
  • Understand and define the relationships and traceability between requirements, design parameters, technical budgets, ICDs, program plans, and technical performance measures
  • Develop and execute plans for completing requirements and design products, coordinating across Integrated Product Teams
  • Perform compliance and traceability assessments and be able to report key metrics and issues effectively to program leadership and stakeholders
  • Utilize good engineering and business judgement to ensure the most efficient and effective product is designed, manufactured, procured, tested, qualified, and delivered to satisfy mission objectives
  • Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space
  • B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related field
  • 8+ years of Systems Engineering experience performing activities such as requirements definition, traceability, interface definition, design documentation, integration, verification, and validation
  • Detailed knowledge of space systems design and requirements
  • Ability to lead and coordinate requirements and design products across stakeholders and experts from varying engineering fields
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information effectively
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
  • M u st b e a U. S . c i ti z en o r n a ti o n al, U. S . p e r m a n ent r e s i d ent ( cu r rent Gr e en Card h o l d er), o r l awfu l ly ad m i t t e d i n to t h e U. S . as a r e f ug e e o r g r a n t e d a s y l u m


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience leading technical reviews for a complex spaceflight or aviation system
  • Experience with design and construction standards for space systems
  • Experience with lunar, deep space, or planetary missions
  • Expertise with requirements management and systems engineering tools


Compensation Range for:
CA applicants is $146,644.50-$205,302.30;CO applicants is $134,838.38-$188,773.73;WA applicants is $146,644.50-$205,302.30

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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.

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Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here .

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