System Safety Engineer III - Orbital Reef Program

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 position is part of the Space Systems Development (SSD) business unit. SSD develops next-generation concepts and systems to advance our future of living and working in space sustainably.

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. We 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 enable Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth!

As part of a small team of diverse engineers with unique backgrounds, you will develop System Safety Engineering processes and products for the design of space station modules and supporting systems. You must have a passion for human spaceflight and astronaut safety, and a capacity to work collaboratively or independently on sophisticated and exciting new problems.

As a System Safety Engineer at Blue Origin, you will work with systems engineering teams to generate and verify compliance with safety and reliability requirements. You will help engineers identify areas of opportunity for design improvements, minimize risk to people and property, 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!

Responsibilities:

• Develop Preliminary Hazard Analyses (PHA), Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Hazard Reports, and developing mitigation plans.

• Support engineering teams in identifying areas of opportunity for design improvements with the intent to minimize risk to people and property and increase the probability of mission success.

• Participate in gated reviews to communicate safety analyses.

• Apply a variety of System Safety technical principles and tools in Systems Engineering that contributes safety-centric improvements to activities such as ConOps development, requirements analysis, and interface definition.

• Ensure traceability between system and subsystem functions, requirements, and safety artifacts.

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

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

• Assist in generating metrics and report on program system safety status.

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

• Participate in actively maintaining a healthy system safety culture.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience in aerospace and/or aviation manufacturing.

• Experience with performing safety analyses including different types of Hazard Analyses, FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, and Hazard Reports.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams.

• Strong safety and mission assurance fundamentals.

• Demonstrated ability to generate metrics and report on program system safety status.

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

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners both internally and externally.

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our 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:

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

• Experience performing compliance assessment of system safety processes and products against external standards including Range Safety (e.g. 91-710, etc.), NASA (NASA System Safety Handbook, 8000 series such as NASA-HDBK-8715.26, etc.), FAA (ARP-4761, ARP-4754, etc.), Military (MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1629A, MIL-HDBK-217F, etc.)

• Experience with certification of human-rated space systems.

• Experience with systems engineering modeling tools and relational tools, such as Cameo, JAMA, DNG/DOORS.

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $120,060.00-$168,084.00;CO applicants is $110,055.00-$154,077.00;WA applicants is $120,060.00-$168,084.00

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.

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