Senior Ground System Lead Systems Engineer - Orbital Reef

$146,645 - $205,302/Yr

Blue Origin - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Senior

Huntsville, AL

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Ground System Lead Systems Engineer at Blue Origin will play a crucial role in the Orbital Reef Program, focusing on the design, analysis, and integration of payload systems. This position requires a commitment to safety and collaboration, as the engineer will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the successful operation of space systems. The role involves generating requirements, performing trade studies, and optimizing processes for future payload customers, all while contributing to the vision of sustainable human presence in space.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of system and test engineers to identify, derive, develop, maintain, and verify Mission Systems and Flight Operations requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, representing flight vehicle systems, ground software, flight control operators, and customers.
• Define the operations concept, ground system, and data communications architectures that enable effective spacecraft and ground system operation.
• Define and maintain ground system interface requirements and control documents between Mission Control Centers.
• Plan, perform, and document requirement verification and validation in Mission Systems and Flight Operations subdisciplines.
• Plan and perform frequent Flight Operations product update cycles, integration and test activities, and validation exercises.
• Support initiatives to improve Mission Systems and Flight Operations engineering processes and tools.
• Perform analysis to ensure operability across the Space-Ground System.

Requirements

• B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field.
• 8+ years experience in a complex system lifecycle including requirement definition, design solution definition, trade studies, implementation, integration, verification, validation, qualification, commissioning and/or operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice-to-haves

• M.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field.
• Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.
• Experience defining and performing multifaceted trade studies.
• Experience with human spaceflight.
• First principles knowledge of all major spacecraft subsystems.
• Experience with requirements definition and management, preferably using Jama or DOORS Next Generation.
• Familiarity with system safety analyses techniques including FHA, FMECA, and FTA.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering methods and tools including SysML, collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA, version control such as Git.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 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 weeks per year
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus based on individual contributions and company results