Blue Origin · 2 weeks ago
Systems Engineer II - Design Assurance & Certification
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$95K/yr - $146K/yr
2+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The role involves contributing to the design of avionics hardware for future space vehicles, ensuring avionics components are certifiable for crewed spaceflight, and collaborating with NASA and partners on lunar transportation systems.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and decompose component functional and performance requirements
Coordinate with Integration & Test personnel on the development and execution of requirements verification and validation plans
Coordinate with safety engineers to evaluate hardware criticality and inform design assurance and certification needs for various hardware items
Develop and maintain hardware budgets and key technical performance measures
Support trade studies and supply knowledge to help guide design implementation and perform audits of design artifacts to ensure adherence to design assurance requirements
Facilitate and lead key milestone reviews across the full lifecycle of hardware development
Identify and fix gaps in existing process, tools, infrastructure, and continually improve solutions along the way
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics
Applied knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices such as requirements development, validation, and verification
Experience with Engineering, PLM, and collaboration tools such as JAMA, JIRA, Confluence, Windchill, Creo, and SharePoint
2+ years of proven industry experience in the development of electronic hardware
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and supply to a culture of collaboration
Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
Preferred
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical subject area
4+ years of space systems engineering or fungible experience in other highly complex industry areas (such as aerospace, medical, or automotive)
Experience in design, analysis, test, operation, and/or certification of aerospace safety critical systems
Experience with software tools such as JAMA, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill
Experience with end-to-end product development, from concept definition to hardware integration
Experience with complex electronic hardware and software certification in accordance with DO-254, DO-178, and/or similar design assurance standards
Strong system safety and mission assurance fundamentals (including, but not limited to FMECAs, FTAs, and FHAs)
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%
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.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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