Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer

6 days ago

Woodland Hills, California, United States Blue Origin Full time

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems.

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 position involves direct involvement in the development and delivery of engine systems for the BE-4 Program, including requirements development and decomposition, risk management, verification planning and execution, and other systems engineering-related activities.

The successful candidate will work on a wide range of applications of liquid rocket engine technology, making vital technical decisions that will impact the success of each program.

Responsibilities:
  • Work with design, analysis, systems engineering, and launch vehicle customers to define optimal verification plan and test requirements for engine components for all life-cycle phases of design, development, test and flight.
  • Develop, manage and allocate requirements & interfaces and ensure requirements are accurately linked.
  • Implement systems engineering activities in accordance with system engineering standards and practices.
  • Support gated reviews
  • Review verification records (test plans, test reports, analysis reports, inspection reports, etc.) to ensure the appropriate rigor and ensure the test program is executed in alignment with system requirements
  • Ensure all aspects of the system are working to the accurate configuration including drawings, interface control documents, and the design description documents
  • Act as the negotiator between multiple and sometimes conflicting interests in order to make sure the system as a whole is optimized
  • Working with launch vehicle customers and test sites, create interface definition and design specification documents from engineering documentation during all life-cycle phases of design, development, test and launch.
  • Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges
  • Track, evaluate and report on system metrics

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the advancement of space exploration and join a diverse team of problem solvers at Blue Origin.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field
  • 5+ years system development/integration experience
  • Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies, in a safety-critical environment
  • Good interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively in teams, demonstrated execution and coordination skills
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams through direct authority or through influence
  • Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS, DNG, Jama, or similar
  • Experience with Atlassian collaboration tools Jira and Confluence
  • 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:
  • 2+ years of experience with liquid rocket engines or propulsion
  • Experience in Valves, Hydraulics, or Electrical Systems (e.g., Instrumentation, Power Budgets, EMC/EMI, Controllers, Harnessing).
  • Experience with Environmental Testing (proof, leak, vibration, thermal, etc.) per SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-1540D or MIL-STD-810G.
  • Strong technical fundamentals in fluids, thermodynamics, vibroacoustics, and mechanical and electrical components
  • System Safety analysis experience including Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Functional Hazard Analysis
  • Demonstrated project leadership with project management skills
  • Demonstrated configuration management experience
  • Experience with failure investigations
Benefits:
  • 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.

Salary Range: $120,060 - $168,084 per annum, depending on location and qualifications.

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