Systems Engineer III - BE-4 Engine

$120,060 - $168,084/Yr

Blue Origin - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Systems Engineer III - BE-4 Engine at Blue Origin is responsible for the design, development, and integration of engine systems for the BE-4 Program. This role involves participating in all stages of the development lifecycle, from requirements capture to system integration and delivery, while ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. The engineer will work collaboratively within a diverse team to make critical technical decisions that impact the success of spaceflight programs, advocating for systems engineering practices across various fields.

Responsibilities

• Participate and guide system design and development at all stages of the development lifecycle.
• 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 and review verification records to ensure 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 optimize the system as a whole.
• 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.

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 designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.