Systems Engineer III — Lunar Human Landing System (HLS)

About the role

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. As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will help define Blue Origin's Human Landing System (HLS) — the lander that will carry astronauts to the surface of the Moon and return them safely to Orion. On the System Definition & Certification team you work across requirements, system safety, verification & validation, and certification — the instruments we use to prove the vehicle is safe to fly crew. You will own requirements, safety, and verification for a complex, cross-cutting area of the system with minimal oversight, and set the technical plan for how that scope is proven out. We favor lean, tool-driven workflows over moving data by hand, and we would rather build the tool that removes the busywork than staff it.

Responsibilities

• Own requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability for a complex, cross-cutting area of the system with minimal oversight, and set the technical plan for how it is proven out
• Own the verification approach and its closure for your area — verification requirements, methods, procedures, and the evidence that requirements are met
• Leverage system safety work for your scope to drive real change in the system and disposition variances/deviations against a clear, risk-based standard
• Perform root-cause analysis and corrective action on major-scope technical issues
• Serve as the systems-engineering point of contact for your area to design IPTs, and represent it at engineering and program reviews
• Drive tool and process improvements — remove manual steps from the requirements and V&V workflow and raise the team's standard for how the work gets done

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace, systems, or a related engineering field; an advanced degree may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement
• 5–8 years of experience solving systems-level engineering problems, with demonstrated work in requirements, verification, or system safety; the experience need not have carried a systems-engineering title
• Demonstrated ownership of a complex, cross-cutting technical area with minimal oversight
• Working knowledge of interface management (ICDs/IRDs), requirements traceability and verification, and variance/deviation processes
• Ability to set a technical plan for a scope and drive it to closure across design IPTs without direct authority
• Proficiency with SE tooling (Jama, DOORS, Cameo, Windchill) and a track record of working in tool-driven workflows