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Blue Origin LLC SLD Systems Engineer III, Mission-Crew Interfaces in Seattle, Washington
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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! Lunar Permanence: This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists and engineers, you will perform requirements development for crew-interfacing subassemblies and components. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of requirements generation, verification planning and certification for flight of these portions of the next crewed lunar lander. You will execute the requirements management strategy that spans the subassembly life cycle and positions the subassembly for successful verification and certification. As such, you are accountable for requirements management, validation, verification planning and certification processes. You participate in subassembly functional and performance requirements, lead/support integrated analysis and plan the verification and validation activities. You will also represent your subassembly in cross-functional trades and impact studies for architecture and the element that you support. You will be expected to direct and coordinate these requirements with program systems engineering and external element teams. You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Support the completion of subassembly and component development in the areas of requirements definition, validation, and verification, and integrate technical content from integration teams. Support subassembly and lower-level requirements management, including change control, audits, and coordination with other teams. During system engineering reviews of requirement development, decomposition, and allocation activities (requirements traceability), apply definition of customer needs, integration, requirements definition, verification and validation planning, and requirements management. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand vehicle requirements and ensure strong, continued communications throughout the lifecycle of the mission. Apply a variety of technical principles and tools in Systems Engineering such as CONOPs development, requirements analysis, and interface definition Minimum Qualifications Minimum of a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar 5+ years of experience in systems engineering for spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft, or similar areas of expertise Experience with overall systems engineering process and technical budgets Experience with space systems (or equivalent design and requirements (e.g. thermal, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC, acoustics, electrical grounding/bonding) and mechanical hardware design General knowledge of crewed space flight systems and human factors Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inc