Senior Payload Systems Engineer

About the role

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

Responsibilities

• Customer and Payload Management
  • Work with customers as a technical advocate for one or more payloads through the full payload lifecycle (execution of contract through payload integration and launch)
  • Serve as the primary technical interface between Blue Origin and payload customers
  • Cook up payload requirements, integration schedules, and technical documentation
  • Support the development of technical proposal content, including payload accommodation concepts, interface definitions, and mass/volume/power assessments in response to customer RFPs and RFIs
  • Collaborate with business development and capture teams to provide payload accommodation expertise and technical inputs that inform pricing, schedules, and programmatic commitments during the proposal lifecycle
• Systems Engineering
  • Lead the development, allocation, and verification of requirements
  • Aid in the development of systems engineering processes and tools, ensuring consistent implementation
  • Work with multi-discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions
  • Develop and maintain interface control documents (ICDs) between payloads and spacecraft systems
  • Identify and manage technical risks throughout the payload integration process
• Integration and Testing
  • Oversee payload integration activities, ensuring compliance with requirements and specifications
  • Support payload testing and verification activities
  • Coordinate with manufacturing and operations teams to ensure smooth transition from integration to launch

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems engineering principles and execution
• Experience in payload accommodation or spacecraft design, development, integration, and testing
• Able to work with minimal direction as well collaboratively with cross functional team members
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree in a relevant technical field
• 12 years of related experience
• Experience leading the establishment and adherence of systems requirements for an aerospace project with a varied group of engineers across multiple disciplines
• Knowledgeable about system design and analysis and relations to element design at the flight and ground levels as well as component specification development
• Experience with optical communications systems and terminals

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