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Blue Origin · 20 hours ago

Principal Aerospace Systems Engineer

Merritt Island, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Blue Origin is focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Principal Aerospace Systems Engineer will support the development and operations of the New Glenn heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, leading multi-disciplinary teams to ensure technical solutions meet high standards throughout the product lifecycle.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead complex technical trade studies and analyses to support key design, operational, and programmatic decisions

Provide real-time support for integrated vehicle tests, launch operations, and refurbishment

Provide guidance on requirements (design, test, build, etc,), risk management, nonconformance resolution, test execution, and vehicle operation

Lead engineering and program team effort to find root causes of complex and significant issues encountered during build and test

Lead integrated, cross-functional teams across all engineering, manufacturing, and business disciplines to put robust corrective actions in place to avoid recurrence of issues

Assess technical risks, disposition accordingly, formulate mitigating action plans, and drive the execution of some of those plans to closure

Define, manage, review, and approve operating requirements and critical performance interfaces across all vehicle subsystems

Provide engineering leadership, mentoring, and technical oversight throughout the entire product lifecycle from development to operation

Qualification

Aerospace systems engineeringSpace launch system developmentProgram/project managementTechnical trade studiesSystem integrationQuality assuranceTeam collaborationTechnical communicationLeadership experienceProblem-solving

Required

B.S. in an engineering-related field, with 10+ years of design, development or analysis experience

Experience with space launch system development, production, and operations

Experience in full lifecycle development of aerospace systems, including many aspects of system design, analysis, and test, requirement and verification definition, software implementation and verification, system integration, qualification, production operations, supplier management, launch operations and product certification

Experience leading vehicle-level technical trade studies

Demonstrated complex program/project management experience

Highly organized team player with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated ability to operate with cohesive and effective teams and drive decision making within those teams

Demonstrated track record of personal integrity, strong technical judgement and bias for action from their previous assignments

Ability to travel and/or temporary duty in support of increasing tempos of production and operations