NSOM Principal Systems Engineer

Join Blue Origin's New Shepard Program

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Karman line - the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space. As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers (use as appropriate), you will be part of integrating the design, test, build, and operation of various spaceflight systems for New Shepard. You will ensure that we achieve our goals by applying and growing your systems engineering skills to achieve and expand the bold operational goals of the system. You will work closely with key New Shepard leaders, Lead System Engineers, subject matter experts, and nontechnical stakeholders. We will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight!

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 25% of the time
• Van Horn Specific information Being at the heart of Blue Origin operations, the West Texas Site in Van Horn, TX offers eligible employee's additional attractive financial incentives to supplement their competitive base earnings, including a living allowance and relocation assistance. Eligibility for these additional benefits is based on the employee's ability to permanently relocate to Van Horn, TX, or travel to Van Horn from another Blue location a minimum of 50% of the time.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Act as the owner of the certified engineering baseline for New Shepard, maintaining it per the New Shepard Human Flight Certification Plan. This includes but is not limited to system safety analyses, verification artifacts, requirements, mass properties, safety and flight risk management, and other systems engineering artifacts required to ensure the New Shepard certification baseline supports continued human flights.
• Provide anomaly resolution support during launch campaigns
• Facilitate post flight data reviews and manage integrated system anomaly resolution between launch campaigns
• Enforce the high bar for technical accuracy and engineering fidelity in alignment with New Shepard and Blue Origin standards
• Engage with design facing Lead Systems Engineers regarding certification or design changes
• Support FAA licensing maintenance under 14 CFR 450
• Work with the NSOM Engineering Director to improve engineering processes and drive systems engineering approach across all roles within NSOM

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Engineering, or relevant technical field.
• 10+ years of proven system development and integration experience - preferably within the aerospace industry or working directly with safety critical systems
• Focused experience in sustaining a certified product during its operational lifecycle
• Industry practice in Systems Engineering tools and processes across all aspects of the "Systems Engineering V" Development
• Development of System Safety analyses including but not limited to FMECAs, FTAs, and FHAs.
• Experience applying the analysis results in operations and maintenance environments to evaluate risk.
• Deep curiosity with a focus on finding solutions, navigating ambiguity, and enthusiasm for tackling complex challenges
• Management of safety, technical, and schedule risks for a product in an operating environment
• Self-direct