Aerospace Systems Engineer I

2w2 weeks ago

Blue Origin

Washington, US · Full-time · $74,537 – $113,838

About this role

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems in a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. This role provides centralized support across business unit teams, functions, and locations.

As an Aerospace Systems Engineer, design and engineer overall systems infrastructure including engineering, implementation, integration, and technical services. Implement, install, maintain, and administer infrastructures with hardware, software, and configurations. Work with others to establish and improve processes and procedures.

We are collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position directly impacts the history of space exploration, requiring detailed attention to safe and repeatable space flight. Primary locations include Kent, WA; Denver, CO; Reston, VA; and Cape Canaveral, FL.

Choose between Direct Hire, matching to engineering teams based on skills and needs, or New Graduate Rotation Program. The one-year program offers three four-month rotations across units like New Shepard, New Glenn, and Lunar Permanence with hands-on experience and mentorship. Applications reviewed on rolling basis starting early September.

Requirements

Understanding of systems engineering applied to fluid, mechanical, propulsion, and electrical systems
Knowledge of requirements decomposition and bi-directional traceability
Familiarity with interface management using ICDs and drawings
Ability to prepare and present at gated reviews such as SRR, PDR, and CDR
Proficiency in hardware, software, and configuration infrastructures
Willingness to co-locate with team and hardware in Kent WA, Denver CO, Reston VA, or Cape Canaveral FL
Preference indication for Direct Hire or New Graduate Rotation Program

Responsibilities

Decompose internal customer requirements and requests into test system requirements specifications, including bi-directional traceability
Develop and manage interfaces through requirements, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and drawings
Lead and present at major gated reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) on system overall technical readiness and status
Perform system definition, systems test, system integration, system safety, operations, and system verification of fluid, mechanical, propulsion, and electrical systems
Design, implement, install, maintain, and administer infrastructures including hardware, software, and various configurations
Establish and improve processes and procedures for systems engineering

Benefits

Direct Hire pathway matching to engineering teams based on skillset and business needs
New Graduate Rotation Program with three four-month rotations across business units
Hands-on experience and mentorship in fields like New Shepard, New Glenn, and Lunar Permanence
Culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion
Opportunity to lower cost of access to space and enable vision of millions living in space