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Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Blue Ring; Top Secret Clearance Required

Job in Seattle, King County, Washington, 98127, USA
Listing for: Blue Origin
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 USD Yearly USD 60000.00 80000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Blue Ring (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Overview

Application close date:
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. 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!

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

Special Mentions:

  • Travel expected up to 10% of the time
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance required
  • Experience and familiarity with flight software desired
Responsibilities
  • Offer spacecraft expertise and leadership, guiding the systems engineering team both hands-on and as a mentor.
  • Work with the program s Lead Systems Engineer to ensure compliance with design standards, processes, and general best practices.
  • Apply a variety of technical principles and tools in Systems Engineering such as CONOPs development, requirements definition and analysis, and interface definition.
  • Decompose high-level requirements into lower-level system architecture, system design requirements, and functional block diagrams.
  • Work with subsystems to ensure proper requirements definition, verification and validation plans, consistency with system and mission objectives
  • Oversee verification and validation strategies, plans and processes to ensure software and hardware components, and the integrated spacecraft subsystems will meet system requirements and mission goals.
  • Create and oversee the execution of test plans, procedures and generation of results reports.
  • Work with the flight software team to resolve implementation issues, review the software development processes, link their development to L3 and L4 requirements and needed functional behaviors.
  • Support and collaborate with the Assembly, Integration and Test team in developing test procedures and scripts.
  • Support integration activities  on the oor  in the spacecraft assembly facility.
  • Drive process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency
Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field.
  • Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience in multiple system lifecycle phases.
  • Successful candidates in this role typically have XXX years of related experience in the design, development, and flight test of aerospace systems, preferably spacecraft.
  • Experience developing an integrated system with depth in one or more spacecraft subsystems, and/or system design and integration.
  • Experience in definition of space system requirements and concept definitions that span a broad range of mission objectives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Active US Government TS/SCI clearance
Preferred Qualifications
  • M.S. degree in a relevant technical field
  • Domain experience with spacecraft system and subsystem functions, interfaces, and communication protocols (i.e. serial, 1553, Ethernet, embedded software, etc.).
  • Experience using hardware or software testbeds and lab environments for software and system verification.
  • Proficiency in the spaceflight systems certification process.
  • Expertise in deriving and allocating system-level requirements.
  • Familiarity with collaboration tools like Confluence and JIRA.

Compensation Range for WA applicants is $ - $

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.

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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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