Senior Systems Engineer

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

We are looking for a Sr. Fluid Distribution Subsystem Responsible Engineer/Technical Lead for our Fluids team working our pathfinding mission to the moon. The Fluid Responsible Engineer will provide technical leadership to the team, supporting members, advising on technical approaches, and bringing your experience on our most challenging technical problems. Supporting the life cycle of the system from definition, interfaces, conceptual design, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operation. Plan out components schedules, manage risks and develop mitigation plans for your hardware. Work with both internal and external suppliers to design, build, test and analyze components that will take us to the moon! Bring your technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities

• Define, own, and control the liquid subsystem technical baseline, performing technical work and providing technical leadership of the highest caliber.
• Define, own, and control the subsystem cost and schedule baseline, driving continuous improvement and refinement of the baseline to meet needs and targets in a dynamic development environment.
• Manage external procurements and internal hardware dependencies required to meet subsystem deliveries.
• Lead and perform technical trades on cryogenic systems that meet vehicle and customer needs.
• Develop program plans to meet milestones and deliverables.
• Mentor the team with strategies and best practices for development of their components.
• Lead internal and external cryogenic technological development meetings.
• Cradle‑to‑grave ownership of cryogenic subsystem.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical subject area
• 10+ years of experience in fluids and mechanical systems/components
• Experience developing, integrating and certifying aerospace systems for flight
• Experience with fluid/gas components i.e., solenoid valves, directional valves, manifolds, regulators, pressure vessels and instrumentation
• Experience leading small teams and subcontractor teams to accomplish objectives
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Familiar with either agile or waterfall project management
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships

Desired

• M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical subject area
• Systems Engineering experience, specifically requirements and interface definition, management and verification
• Cryogenic fluids experience
• Work with 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) programs (ANSYS Preferred).
• Experience with upper stages and spacecraft
• Experience with the entire life cycle of a propulsion and fluid system

Culture Statement

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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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%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.