Senior System Safety 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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance team. This team is focused on monitoring and assessing processes that guide Blue Origin's design, manufacturing, and operations, ensuring system safety engineering, environmental health, and safety, product integrity, and continuous improvement processes.

As part of a hard working team of diverse engineers with unique backgrounds you will be responsible for the development and management of system safety engineering processes and products for the design of crewed space vehicles. You must have a passion for human spaceflight, safety and mission assurance, a commitment to the fundamentals of system safety engineering, and a strong capacity to work collaboratively on complex and interesting new problems.

As a System Safety Engineer at Blue Origin, you will work with systems engineering teams to identify hazards, controls, and verify compliance with safety and reliability requirements. You will assess space system architectures for fault tolerance, reliability, and safety by means of hazard analysis, fault tree analysis, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA/FMECA). Experience with human rated space systems is desired. You will help engineers identify areas of opportunity for design improvements, minimize risk, and increase the probability of mission success. If you enjoy being challenged, working on multiple aspects of large systems, and using all the tools in your belt to tackle real problems limiting access to human spaceflight, come join us!

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!

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided

• Travel expected up to 15% of the time

• Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Implement and maintain system safety processes and identify continuous improvement opportunities

• Train and coach engineers on identifying and analyzing system safety risks

• Work with systems engineering and subsystem responsible engineers to identify and verify compliance with system safety requirements

• Evaluate and perform reviews of system safety analyses including FHAs, PHAs, FMECAs, FTAs, and HEAs

• Perform compliance assessment of our system safety processes and products against external standards including NPR 8705.2, NPR 8715.3, NASA/SP-2010-580, NASA/SP-2014-612, AFSPCMAN 91-710, FAA regulations, MIL-STD-882

• Generate metrics and report on element system safety status

• Participate in actively maintaining a healthy system safety culture

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.Sc. degree in aerospace engineering or related field

• 8+ years engineering experience in the aerospace industry with 5+ years system safety or reliability engineering experience performing PHAs, FHAs, PSSAs or SHAs or SSHAs, FMEA/FMECAs, FTAs, & CCAs

• Strong system safety and mission assurance fundamentals

• Experience interpreting and assessing compliance to regulatory requirements and guidance

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to identify problems, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs

• 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

• Experience performing system safety and/or reliability analyses on satellites or human-rated in-space systems.

• Experience performing compliance assessment of system safety processes and products against external standards including Range Safety, NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, and ARP-4761.

• Experience with certification of human-rated space systems.

• Process ownership and maintenance experience

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $146,644.50-$205,302.30;CO applicants is $134,838.38-$188,773.73;WA applicants is $146,644.50-$205,302.30

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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