Operations & Integrations Engineer III - New Glenn

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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!

In this role, you will serve as the primary authority on all aspects of your subsystem-spanning CONOPS, functional architecture, components, software, and system-level interactions. You will oversee the development of hardware and autonomous software components, support integrated development testing, and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into the subsystem's flight vehicle operations. In close coordination with the stage-level Vehicle Operations Integration lead, you will develop a comprehensive set of constraints, alerts, and operational limits to support the New Glenn integrated test and launch teams.

The ideal candidate is highly diligent and future thinking, can handle a broad set of multi-faceted data, and has a deep passion for Blue Origin's mission.

Responsibilities:

Ensure the launch vehicle, ground equipment, and personnel are readied for all phases of the New Glenn Stage 1 mission including build, test, pre-launch, boost, landing, and recovery.

Serve as a primary technical POC for all design, test, software, operations, and refurbishment artifacts.

Provide real-time on console support for integrated tests, launch and recovery operations providing crucial troubleshooting support.

Assess, identify and support fixes to gaps in vehicle operational timeline

Understand how subsystem control software interacts with the main flight computer and ground software to ensure mission success.

Author operations documents that define product testing requirements, operations lifecycle, maintenance requirements, and critical performance/requirements interfaces across the system.

Ensure consistency, accuracy, and appropriate integration of operating requirements into procedures, scripts, and displays used during vehicle operations.

Provide program support to the chief engineer office for delegated engineering change requests, design review actions, performance metrics/assessment and technical risk management.

Provide operational feedback to subsystem designers and support operational analysis

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or another technical field

5+ years of proven experience

Experience with system engineering principles

Experience in at least one of the areas of analysis, design, or integrated testing

Experience in at least one of focused subject area of fluids, mechanical hardware, thermal, propulsion, avionics or electrical hardware and/or software, telemetry/communications, structures, ground operations or flight/ground autonomy

Possess skills in strategic system thinking, excellent written and oral communication skills, proactive in moving program forward through team collaborations to achieve timely decisions

Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications:

Launch vehicle experience, and experience with mechanical aerospace systems (TVC, Hydraulic Actuators/Mechanisms, APU)

Experience in build, test, and operation of mechanical systems

Experience with electromechanical actuators

System development/integration experience, preferably with aerospace hardware

Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies

Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS Next Gen

Experience in reliability, maintainability and operability analysis and execution

Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: 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%, and an 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: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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