Aerospace Systems Engineer II - 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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

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

We are looking for an aerospace systems engineer to help craft the gas system for the Lunar Transporter spacecraft.  Work will include the complete life cycle of the gas sub-system from definition, interfaces, conceptual design, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operations.  This position goes from initial design, to analyzing, to getting hardware, launching, and operating in space.

A successful candidate will understand fluid systems, systems engineering practices, fluid dynamics, and compressible flow for space vehicles.

The position will work under a lead engineer accountable for requirements, subsystem testing, ground, launch, and mission CONOPS for the gas system.  You will support systems engineering responsibilities and aid responsible engineers subsystem flow down working will vehicle and mission groups.  The position will be responsible for subsystem requirements, CONOPS flow downs, states and modes, interface management, and other systems engineering duties. 

The position will work directly on our Transporter Vehicle within the Lunar Permanence Business Unit.  Bring you technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.  Passion for our mission and vision is required!

You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth. 

Responsibilities:

• Work at significant technical depth on complex subsystems with some oversight as part of the Transporter Gas Sub-System
• Support the development and execution of component and subsystem tests
• Coordinate plans for subsystem verification test and analysis
• Review and approve engineering changes from a system safety and reliability perspective
• Understand and apply systems engineering fundamentals across the development cycle of systems including concept development, requirements, design, analysis, validation, integrations, safety, configuration management, verification, and test
• Integrate between fluids and propulsion subsystem and overall system level vehicle design, analysis, software, and operations
• Ensure timely updates and communication of system level architecture diagrams, schematics
• Perform Failure Modes and Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Tackle the diverse range of gas and thruster design engineer tasks like leading trade studies, component design/integration, and test support

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical subject area
• 3+ years of proven experience in fluids, propulsion, or aerospace systems
• Experience with fluid/gas components i.e., solenoid valves, directional valves, manifolds, regulators, pressure vessels and instrumentation.
• Experience with systems engineering principles
• Ability to assess mission-specific risks as a result of the status of hazard controls
• Develop and maintain safety documentation, including safety cases, safety assessment reports, and hazard logs
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Familiarity with agile planning
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communications skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience driving the development and validation of system requirements to ensure safety considerations are appropriately addressed
• Experience assessing fluids and propulsion hazards and their causes to develop system safety constraints and control strategies.
• Experience supporting early trade studies to drive design-for-system safety and reliability into the fluids and propulsion architecture.
• Experience performing reliability analysis to identify design weaknesses and inform design improvements, such as Failure Modes and Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Experience reviewing and approve engineering changes from a system safety and reliability perspective.
• Experience performing system safety and/or reliability analyses on satellites or human-rated in-space systems
• Experience performing compliance assessment of system safety processes and products against external standards including Range Safety, NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, or ARP-4761
• Experience with certification of human-rated space systems

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.

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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

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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.

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