Blue Origin · 16 hours ago
Mission Systems Engineer II (Top Secret Clearance Required)
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$107K/yr - $150K/yrBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable space vehicles and systems to enable millions of people to live and work in space. The Mission Systems Engineer II role involves working with multidisciplinary teams to support ground development tasks throughout the system lifecycle, ensuring safe and reliable spaceflight operations.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Identify, derive, develop, and maintain Mission Systems requirements, including traceability and verification and validation approach, necessary to implement a design that meets objectives
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers representing flight vehicle systems, ground software, flight control operators, and payload customers
Define the ground system and data communications architectures and designs that enable highly effective and labor-efficient real-time spacecraft and ground system operation
Define and maintain ground element interface requirements and control documents
Plan and perform frequent mission system product update cycles, integration and test activities, and validation exercises leading to operations training events and flight
Conduct testing of ground system functionality and measure performance
Perform flight software to ground systems integration and test
Perform analysis to ensure operability across the Space-Ground System, and support efforts to improve operability where justified
Qualification
Required
B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field
Experience in one or more of the following areas: Ground Systems architecture in the context of spaceflight operations, Software development, particularly Python, Spacecraft operations: command & control, mission planning, flight dynamics, Implementing CCSDS communications protocols and standards
Experience in a complex system lifecycle – requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification, validation, qualification, and operations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
Active Top Secret Clearance
Preferred
Experience with requirements management and traceability, preferably using DOORS Next Generation
Experience conducting end-to-end testing of large, complex systems
Experience designing RF communications, developing link budgets
Experience designing or operating spacecraft instruments and payloads
Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining software in a cloud computing environment, such as AWS or Azure
Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA
Familiarity with version control, preferably Git
Experience with configuration and product data management tools
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.
Founded in 2000
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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