Aerospace Systems Engineer III - Fault Management & System Autonomy

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 In-Space Systems (ISS) business unit and supports the Blue Ring program, which is focused on development, manufacturing, and operation of satellite systems to address one of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space mobility. As part of the Spacecraft Systems Engineering (SSE) team, you will be exposed to an environment that allows you to engage in rapid design/build iteration, work with a world-class team, and experience the full lifecycle from formulation to flight in a short time.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing our fault management and system autonomy (FMSA) architecture with an emphasis on associated processes, products, and analyses over all mission phases. You will work with fault protection and system autonomy requirements development, testing, validation, and verification efforts. The position requires strong collaboration within the SSE team and across the entire program. In this fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will contribute to innovative solutions while demonstrating personal leadership, technical competence and judgement, and a commitment to the highest technical standards.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to increase accessibility to space. Passion for our mission and vision is required! If you're excited by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, and expanding your technical toolkit, please apply!

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Establish and control fault management architectures including design principles and requirements
• Define redundancy architecture, including cross-strapping and fault containment regions for integrated systems
• Architect, design, and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states
• Plan and execute integrated system Fault Management and Autonomy Verification and Validation efforts
• Monitor and approve fault management and autonomy design, development, and test
• Drive process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical field
• 5+ years of experience with systems engineering principles and processes as they relate to the development of an aerospace system
• Demonstrated experience with fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems
• Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and test
• Familiarity with embedded software system design or operation
• First principles knowledge of major spacecraft subsystems
• Familiarity with safety and mission assurance analyses including Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Functional Hazard Analyses (FHAs)
• Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about FMSA, safety, and reliability concerns
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Willingness to travel 10-20%
• Must have the ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
• 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:

• M.S. degree in a relevant technical field
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Subject matter expert in fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems
• Embedded software design knowledge or experience
• Experience defining and performing complex trade studies
• Experience with design, development, and certification of spaceflight systems, and radiation environments and effects
• Experience with logical and physical architecture definition and decomposition
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing