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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were 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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn a single-configuration heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit geostationary transfer orbit cislunar and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn a single-configuration heavy-liftorbital launch vehicle capable ofroutinelycarrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit geostationary transfer orbit cislunarand first stage is fully reusable and the vehicle was designedfrom the beginningto be human-capable.
We are a team of collaborators doers and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a safety-first culture. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origins vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit this role you will share in the teams impact on all aspects of operational requirements interfaces and processes to achieve New Glenn programs mission to make human spaceflight accessible and affordable. As a Sr Manager of GS1 Operational Integrators you will be involved in system safety evaluations risk management test planning technical performance measurement problem resolution configuration and data management and people management of your team members.
As part of a small passionate and accomplished team of experts you will be responsible for creating a comprehensive operations approach for the New Glenn Stage 1 Reusable Launch Vehicle and working closely with the New Glenn Mission Operations team to ensure the system design is maintainable serviceable and conducive to safe rapid and repeatable operations. You will work across subsystems and support integrated solutions while making sure vehicle and maintenance operations are central design tenants. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.
Responsibilities:
Manage a team of launch vehicle operations integration engineers responsible for developing engineering operations requirements establishing system redlines authoring timeline/conops databooks Engineering Operational Requirements (EORs) Maintenance Requirements (MRs) Launch Commit Criteria Required Equipment List (REL) Catastrophic Command Evaluation Health Reporting Loss of Comms behavior; and working with flight software to ensure requirements are accurately translated into vehicle operations code. Key responsibilities of this team are as follows:
Author operations documents that define product testing requirements operations lifecycle maintenance requirements and critical performance/requirements interfaces across the system
Serve as primary subsystem engineering/technical POC for systems engineering and systems safety artifacts acting as an interface between design engineering and operations teams.
Lead design integration trade studies considering vehicle operations through all phases the mission including pre-launch boost landing and recovery.
Document and manage critical performance operational requirement and requirements interfaces across the system.
Support development of integrated operational software including those used for Built-In-Tests Propellant Loading and Terminal Count Flight Landing and Post-Flight Recovery
Provide real-time support to integrated tests and launch operations.
Review and approve operating requirements across all vehicle subsystems.
Ensure consistency accuracy and appropriate integration of operating requirements into procedures scripts and displays used during vehicle operations.
Coordinate and support Responsible Engineers with content generation.
Establish operating standards.
Manage need-dates.
Provide vehicle operational feedback to subsystem design.
Support procedure development to accurately incorporate operating requirements.
Review and approve procedures scripts and displays used during vehicle operations.
Assess identify and lead any fixes to gaps in the concept of vehicle operations.
Work with Mission Operations and design engineering to ensure development of the launch vehicle maintainability and serviceability throughout all phases of the value chain including production operations mission operations and New Glenn first stage recovery/refurb teams.
Provide program support to the chief engineer office for delegated engineering change requests design review actions performance metrics/assessment and technical risk management.
Work across engineering and business functions to execute complex trades and analyses to support programmatic decision making.
Document and manage the product operations through the product testing and vehicle operations lifecycle
Document and manage critical performance and requirements interfaces across the system
Qualifications:
Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
B.S. Business Engineering Physics Mathematics Operations Management or similar
8 years of proven Systems Engineering analysis operations or component testing on launch vehicles spacecraft or other highly regulated industry
Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices integration processes and mission/safety critical systems
Self-directed and able to balance several tasks at one time
Demonstrated ability to lead teams and mentor junior systems engineers
Strong written and verbal communication skills; strength in teaming and collaboration in a fast-paced work environment self-starter
Desired:
Masters Degree (M.S. M.E.) or higher in Systems Engineering or related field
Familiarity with launch vehicle or space vehicle design and operations
Experience with anomaly investigations
Familiarity with Primavera P6 or other scheduling software
Ability to operate make decisions lead and make forward progress in ambiguous environments
4 years of managing direct reports and projects or programs
Hands-on experience maintaining/servicing launch vehicles
Strong systems engineering background
Strong systems test background
Strong systems analysis background
Ability to lead a team to produce results with partially defined requirements and changing criteria
Culture Statement
Dont 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 youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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.
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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.
Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
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