Blue Origin · 21 hours ago
Blue Ring Model Based Systems Engineering & Architecture Engineer (Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance required)
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$121K/yr - $169K/yr
5+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Systems Engineer to function as a Systems Architect within the Mission Systems Engineering, Integration & Test organization, collaborating with various teams to optimize system architecture for space missions.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the Blue Ring Mission Lead Systems Engineers, Spacecraft Systems Engineering, Flight Software, Payload & Mission Integration, and Ground Systems Engineering Teams to define system architecture variants in a model-based environment across multiple customers and missions
Analyze mission requirements for multiple mission types and ensure accurate flow-down and traceability to elements in the system architecture
Support the derivation and allocation of requirements to lower levels of the system architecture in collaboration with respective development teams
Deconflict competing requirements and support the development of concepts, candidate architectures, and optimized synthesis of requirements, architecture & design
Generate MBSE artifacts such as space vehicle States and Modes definitions, Operational Constraints, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and behavior diagrams
Perform as a subject matter expert on spacecraft and ground system capabilities and constraints to support the definition of multiple candidate architectures to meet evolving customer needs for a growing set of mission types with a product line of spacecraft in development
Qualification
Required
Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Clearance required to start
Relocation required
Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent technical field
5+ years of related experience in one or a combination of the following: system architecture definition / development, requirements engineering / requirements management, space or ground system and/or software design and interface definition
Familiarity with, or experience in, Model-Based Systems Engineering, such as System Models and/or System Architecture diagrams
Familiarity with spacecraft operations, command & control, and/or spacecraft communications uplink and downlink technologies
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
Spacecraft command & control system experience
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 and ground-system internal and external 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
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
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
2026-02-05
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