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!
The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on the development, manufacturing, and operation of spacecraft and systems. The vehicles and technologies we develop will provide mobility and infrastructure to enable persistent, dynamic operations in GEO and beyond.
As Special Programs Lead you will work with Blue Ring's team of world class engineers and mission designers to formulate solutions for diverse and challenging problem sets for Civil, Commercial, and National Security user communities. You will support the development of technology roadmaps and support the development of Blue Ring vehicle block upgrades.
We're looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and creativity; to join our team and positively impact the future of space. Passion for our mission and vision is required. Successful candidates will have a technical background, broad based understanding of spacecraft systems, and a working knowledge of mission design. Recent experience in Defense or Intelligence spacecraft programs is strongly preferred.
If you're excited about building first of a kind spacecraft and furthering our mission, please apply!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Collaborate with the Sales Marketing and Strategy team to identify, architect, or invent solutions and responses to customer needs and solicitations.
Utilize design tools (CAD, MATLAB, Julia, etc.) to develop and analyze mission and payload concepts.
Be a general purpose, fire-and-forget problem solver that's able to operate and thrive in a changing, dynamic environment.
Lead and provide technical direction to the Studies and Concepts team to support the development of mission designs, system concepts, trade studies, and technical roadmaps for Blue Ring block upgrades.
Mentor and train team members to help develop a 'deep bench' of technical talent and foster career progression.
Technical oversight and leadership of customer-focused, mission-enhancing hardware projects.
Minimum Qualifications
B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical subject area
Active (within the last 2 years) TS/SCI clearance
10+ years of Technical Experience of spacecraft systems engineering or architecture development
Familiarity with DoD and IC mission sets, trends, threats, and opportunities
Proficient with CAD tools for concept development and configuration (CREO preferred)
Experience developing and managing spacecraft budgets (mass, power, thermal, dV, etc.)
Strong skills in the use of mission design software, such as STK or Copernicus
Strong background developing CONOPs and top-level requirements decomposed from Customer needs
Experience with Mission Analysis and Mission Planning for spacecraft missions
Project leadership experience of a technical team
Outstanding Customer relationship skills; including, but not limited to, the ability to discover the requirements underlying feature requests, recommending alternative technical and business approaches, and leading engineering efforts to meet ambitious timelines with optimal solutions
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must be a U.S. citizen
Desired Qualifications
M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical subject area
Background in low-thrust mission design and optimization
Experience in radiation effects modeling and hardening
Experience with launch vehicle performance modeling in OTIS or POST
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