Systems Engineer III - BE-4 Engine

$120,060 - $168,084/Yr

Blue Origin - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Los Angeles, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Systems Engineer III - BE-4 Engine role at Blue Origin involves working within the Engines business unit to design, develop, manufacture, and test propulsion systems for the BE-4 Program. This position requires a strong application of systems engineering principles throughout the engine development lifecycle, including requirements development, risk management, and system integration. The engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of liquid rocket engine technology and contribute to the mission of advancing human spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Participate and guide system design and development at all stages of development lifecycle, beginning with requirements capture and flow-down, through preliminary design, critical design, product realization, design verification testing, system integration, qualification, certification, and delivery
• Develop, manage and allocate requirements & interfaces and ensure requirements are accurately linked
• Drive rigorous technical decisions through systems engineering activities in accordance with systems engineering standards & practices
• Support gated reviews
• Review verification records to ensure the appropriate rigor
• Ensure all aspects of the system are working to the accurate configuration
• Participate in engineering integration, analysis, and verification
• Act as the negotiator between multiple, sometimes conflicting interests to make sure the system as a whole is optimized
• Work with launch vehicle customers and test sites during all life-cycle phases of design, development, test and launch
• Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges
• Track, evaluate and report on system metrics
• Own engine level trade studies

Requirements

• B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field
• 5+ years of system development/integration experience
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies, in a safety-critical environment
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively in teams, demonstrated execution and coordination skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through direct authority or through influence
• Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS, DNG, Jama, or similar
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Atlassian's Jira and Confluence, or similar
• 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 (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice-to-haves

• 2+ years of experience with liquid rocket engines or propulsion
• Experience in Valves, Hydraulics, or Electrical Systems (e.g., Instrumentation, Power Budgets, EMC/EMI, Harnessing)
• Experience in reliability, maintainability and supportability analysis and execution
• System Safety analysis experience including Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Functional Hazard Analysis
• Demonstrated project leadership experience
• Demonstrated configuration management experience
• Experience with failure investigations

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
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results