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Blue Origin · 4 days ago

Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer - New Glenn SEIT

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $203K/yr

10+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer will support the development and operations of the New Glenn launch vehicle, applying multidisciplinary engineering knowledge to create processes and procedures for its development and certification.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead projects to develop and implement system engineering processes and software tools

Lead operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives for the systems engineering function

Utilize and develop system engineering processes, ensure consistent and high-quality implementation across the program, and serve in a systems integration capacity working with multidisciplinary teams to create technical solutions

Work across vehicle stages and subsystems to support integrated launch system design, build, certification, and sustainment

Support the alignment and standardized implementation of New Glenn system engineering practices for multiple system levels as well as across different vehicles and subsystems

Develop metrics to monitor overall quality and schedule performance of engineering development to proactively identify potential issues and appropriate mitigations in support of major milestones and program-level reviews

Support the development, allocation, verification of requirements at all levels of the program using requirements management tools like DOORS Next Gen and other product lifecycle management tools

Perform at a high-level in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Qualification

Systems engineeringAerospace design lifecycleRequirements managementConfiguration managementModel-Based Systems EngineeringPythonContinuous improvementSafety analysisTeam leadershipCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

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

10+ years of proven engineering experience

2+ years of experience managing or leading an engineering team

Proven experience with launch vehicles or large‑scale aerospace programs

Demonstrated experience with end-to-end aerospace design and development lifecycle from concept through test and certification

Experience improving and streamlining processes and engineering tools to support development of complex systems

Experience in at least one focused subject area, such as mechanical, fluids, thermal, propulsion, avionics or electrical hardware and/or software, telemetry/communications, structures, ground operations, or flight and ground autonomy

Experience in at least one of the areas of analysis, design, or testing

Knowledge of requirements validation and traceability, functional analysis, architecture definition, safety analysis, approaches to specialty engineering (operability, reliability, maintainability, supportability, producibility), and other systems engineering lifecycle processes

Experience with configuration management and change management processes

Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS Next Gen (DNG) or Jama

Strong strategic systems thinking skills; excellent written and oral communication; proactive in moving the program forward through team collaboration to achieve timely decisions; ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a collaborative culture