Aerospace Systems Engineer III

2w2 weeks ago

Blue Origin

Washington, US · Full-time · $110,938 – $169,432

About this role

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. This role supports development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift launch vehicle with a fully reusable first stage. You will serve as the technical bridge between systems engineering, design, manufacturing, and operations.

In this position, support the Change Management process for GS1 while contributing to core systems engineering activities. Manage change requests through impact assessment, stakeholder coordination, and change boards. Ensure requirements, verification artifacts, drawings, parts, and qualification evidence maintain a known configuration.

Operate in a fast-paced development environment with a strong systems mindset and configuration discipline. Partner across subsystems and teams to align changes without slowing execution toward flight milestones. Provide program leadership with clear insight into change health and technical risk.

Support requirements definition, traceability, validation, and verification using tools like DOORS Next Gen. Participate in technical discussions to ensure configuration supports system intent. Drive process improvements to increase speed, quality, and clarity in change management.

Requirements

Strong systems mindset
Comfort operating in a fast-paced development environment
Ability to apply configuration discipline without slowing execution
Experience supporting change management processes in aerospace programs
Proficiency with tools such as DOORS Next Gen for requirements management
Knowledge of requirements traceability, validation, and verification
Familiarity with verification planning, closure, and impact analysis
Understanding of configuration control across design, manufacturing, and operations

Responsibilities

Support the GS1 change management process, including change control execution and status accounting
Manage and facilitate change requests, including impact assessment, coordination with stakeholders, and execution through change boards
Ensure known configuration is maintained across requirements, verification artifacts, drawings, parts, and qualification evidence
Lead and/or support change management meetings, ensuring risks, impacts, and dependencies are clearly understood and documented
Partner with systems engineering, design, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure smooth transition of changes
Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or risks in current CM practices and drive process improvements
Support requirements definition, traceability, validation, and verification across GS1 using DOORS Next Gen
Ensure alignment between requirements, verification plans, verification evidence, and configuration baselines

Benefits

Join a team of problem solvers adding new chapters to the history of spaceflight
Work within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion
Contribute to New Glenn, a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads to orbit and beyond