Blue Origin · 4 hours ago
Senior System Safety Engineer
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $203K/yr
8+ years expBlue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Senior System Safety Engineer will lead safety analyses, ensure compliance with safety requirements, and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance safety and reliability for space vehicles and in-space systems.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform and lead engineering activities including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Preliminary Hazard Assessment (PHA), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Hazard Reports, Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), reliability analysis, and developing mitigation plans
Develop plans and coordinate completion of system and subsystem safety analysis, providing review, guidance, and expertise of safety analysis products
Ensure traceability between system and subsystem functions, requirements, and safety artifacts
Support verification and validation of safety and reliability requirements
Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across the program and company
Collaborate across systems to develop best practices and find opportunities for common processes across programs
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related field
8+ years of System Safety or Systems Engineering experience performing activities such as requirements definition, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, integration, verification, and validation
In-depth experience with performing safety analyses on safety critical systems including: Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Preliminary Hazard Assessment (PHA), Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Hazard Reports, Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), reliability analysis, and mitigation plans
Ability to lead and coordinate safety analysis products across stakeholders and experts from varying engineering fields to produce safety and reliability products
Strong safety and mission assurance fundamentals
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information effectively
Preferred
Experience performing system safety and/or reliability analyses on satellites or human-rated in-space systems
Experience performing compliance assessment of system safety processes and products against external standards including Range Safety, NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, or ARP-4761
Experience with certification of human-rated space systems
Process ownership and maintenance experience
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
Recent News
2026-01-24
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