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Blue Origin · 1 week ago

Space Mission Planning Systems Engineer II

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$99K/yr - $139K/yr

3+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Space Mission Planning Systems Engineer II to lead Mission Planning efforts, coordinating across multiple disciplines to define detailed Mission CONOP artifacts and related processes in a Model-Based Systems Engineering environment.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define mission artifacts such as CONOPs, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc. in an MBSE environment to create digital mission threads

Monitor, manage, and communicate changes in mission requirements, including participating in change review boards and technical forums to balance mission requirements with spacecraft capabilities and mission timelines

Perform mission planning trade studies and define mission scenarios in an MBSE environment for evaluation by leadership and customers

Create engineering processes for Mission Planning and Operations Planning

Work across organizations to identify, document, and communicate technical and programmatic risks to the mission, including the definition of detailed mitigation plans with associated cost & schedule impacts

Qualification

Model-Based Systems EngineeringMission PlanningSystems Engineering lifecycleProcess optimizationMission CONOPs developmentSystem Modeling toolsCollaboration toolsRisk management processesProblem-solving skillsWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent technical field

3+ years of related experience in one or a combination of the following: systems engineering, spaceflight operations, and space mission planning

Familiarity with, or experience in, Model-Based Systems Engineering, such as System Models and/or System Architecture diagrams

Experience developing and/or optimizing processes

Understanding of the Systems Engineering lifecycle and the 'Systems Engineering V'

Proven problem-solving skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Active US Government Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance

Preferred

Mission planning tool familiarity

Mission CONOPs development familiarity

Software or scripting language experience

Experience with MBSE/System Modeling tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, or Rhapsody

Familiarity with System Architecture frameworks such as the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF), Unified Architecture Framework (UAF), or NASA Space Mission Architecture Framework (SMAF)

Spacecraft to ground-system interface familiarity

Experience across the product life cycle (pre-conceptual design through operational support)

Familiarity with spacecraft initialization and mission operations concepts

Experience with system requirements elicitation, derivation and allocation

Knowledge of collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA

Familiarity with formal risk and opportunity management processes

Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture or a related discipline