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Blue Origin · 22 hours ago

Lunar AI Engineer

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$111K/yr - $169K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Lunar AI Engineer will drive AI/ML strategy and deployment across engineering teams, leading the creation of AI tools and processes to support lunar missions.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Partner with Lunar leadership to define and execute an AI/ML strategy that accelerates Lunar programs and lowers the cost of access to space

Lead a Lunar AI community of practice to identify and de-risk forward-thinking AI deployments for future mission capabilities

Accelerate training and upskilling through structured onboarding programs, certification paths, and targeted workshops to bring the entire organization—not just early adopters—up to speed on practical AI use

Embed directly with Lunar teams to identify high-value use cases, architect custom solutions, and ensure deployments follow best practices

Contribute to technical solutions involving LLM, MCP, and NLP models; develop scalable, reliable, and repeatable templates for adoption

Evaluate and orchestrate emerging AI technologies, pilot promising tools, and lead the organizational change efforts required to adopt them at scale

Serve as primary liaison with Enterprise AI efforts to ensure Lunar's needs shape platform development

Travel 1-2 times per quarter to Lunar sites, conferences, and seminars

Qualification

AI/ML strategyAI toolsProcessesAI/ML techniquesMLOpsNLPLLMEngineering experienceProject leadershipCommunity buildingCommunication skills

Required

Extreme passion for AI/ML as an enabler in complex product development

B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science, or STEM field

5+ years in relevant engineering with space launch vehicle and/or in-space systems experience across disciplines (requirements, design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, integration)

Strong understanding of AI and ML techniques (supervised, unsupervised, generative, semi-supervised, self-supervised approaches)

Familiarity with industry tools: GPT, LLMs, MCP, Agents, Windchill/Creo, Jama

Demonstrated track record leading project teams to deliver complex engineering projects

Proven ability to build and lead communities of practice and deliver clear communication to senior and executive leaders

Preferred

M.S. in computer science, math, data science, or STEM field

2+ years creating and/or working on ML / NLP / LLM / MCP solutions

Experience utilizing LLM fundamentals, ML Frameworks, and Deep Learning techniques

Experience with MLOps and deployment via GitLab, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes

Experience with Agile, IMP-level scheduling, systems engineering, and risk/configuration/ requirements management

Hands-on experience with the development lifecycle of launch vehicles and/or lunar lander systems

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.