System Safety & Reliability Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

Safety Systems Engineer

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 Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, 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 specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will work as a Safety Systems Engineer supporting the Core Avionics group. Core Avionics oversees the development and test of a variety of electrical components including power, command and data handling, and guidance, navigation and control systems. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and your dedicated commitment and detailed attention will further the cause of safe and repeatable spaceflight.

In this role, you will develop system safety and reliability processes and work products necessary to support lifecycle development of vehicle Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) system architectures. You will directly influence system requirements and support system trades to ensure safe and reliable operations in space.

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 dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and reliability analysis for GNC hardware
• Support in developing Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), Hazard Sheets, Common Cause Analyses (CCA), Architecture Safety Allocations (ASA), Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
• Develop reliability predictions for avionics components
• Ensure traceability between subsystem and component functions, requirements, and safety artifacts
• Collaborate with Vehicle Systems Engineers to ensure commonality across safety products.

Minimum qualifications:

• B.S. degree or equivalent relevant experience in engineering or another related technical field
• Strong system safety and mission assurance fundamentals
• Must have authored Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA)
• Experience with reliability predictions per MIL-HDBK-217F, 217Plus, PRISM, etc.
• Experience with requirements development/management tools such as DOORS Next Gen or JAMA
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred qualifications:

• M.S. in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical subject area
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and practices such as requirements definition, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, and verification and validation.
• 8+ years experience on large engineering systems in industries such as aerospace or automotive
• Experience with software and complex hardware certification in accordance with DO178 and DO254, or similar design assurance standards
• Experience with aerospace safety standards (e.g. MIL-STD-882, SAE ARP-4761)
• Experience with reliability data sources such as NPRD, EPRD and utilizing Windchill software tool for reliability models and FTAs
• Experience with reliability/life test design (failure modes discovery, life demonstration, and screening), Weibull analysis and parameter estimation, stress-strength interference analyses, probability distribution estimation, reliability growth modeling, and probabilistic risk analysis
• Experience with Physics of Failure and relevant analysis toolsets (e.g. Ansys Sherlock)
• Applied industry experience with spaceborne avionics

Compensation range for CO applicants is $116,323.00-$162,851.85; WA applicants is $126,898.00-$177,656.85. Other site ranges may differ.

Culture Statement: Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations: Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check: Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check. Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation. Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

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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