HLS Program Safety and Reliability Senior Systems Engineer

About the role

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall program safety and reliability processes and deliveries in coordination with Blue Origin and NASA safety teams.
• Facilitate consistent processes and deliveries from the vehicle and operations elements.
• Produce integrated hazard reports between elements.
• Produce program reliability assessments to assist in identifying opportunities for risk reduction.
• Track metrics against safety and reliability products in support of design and certification milestones.
• Serve as Blue Origin focal on the NASA Safety Review Panel (SRP).
• Perform technical work and provide technical leadership of the highest caliber.
• Utilize good engineering and business judgement to ensure the most efficient and effective product is designed, manufactured, procured, tested, qualified, and delivered.
• Work independently toward long-range objectives without appreciable direction and determine the technical objectives of assignments to develop approaches to solutions.
• Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles.
• Work with multiple partners to define system-level interfaces that cross element boundaries.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the element teams.

Requirements

• Expertise in the use of hazard and reliability analyses of complex systems, including requirements and system validation approaches.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field.

Qualifications

• Experience with NASA Safety Review Panel (SRP) for human spaceflight.
• Experience with the Blue Origin SLD Program, either MK1 or MK2.
• Experience operating on an Agile team.
• Experience with NASA certification of flight readiness process for a new system.
• Experience with NASA lunar, deep space, or planetary missions.
• Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.

Pay

For CO applicants is $133,500.00 - $186,898.95
WA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20
Other site ranges may differ.

Schedule

Not specified.

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
• 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

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

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.

Background Check Required for all positions

• Blue’s Standard Background Check
• Driver Qualification Files
• Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding)
• Road Test
• Hours of Service
• Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only)
• Vehicle inspection requirements
• CDL requirements (if applicable)
• Hazardous materials transportation/shipping training

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.