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Aerospace Systems Engineer III - Fault Management & System Autonomy - Blue Ring Verified today

Blue Origin · 2 Locations · Space Systems · first seen 2026-10-14
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The Role

You will be responsible for developing our fault management and system autonomy (FMSA) architecture with 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. This role requires strong collaboration within the Blue Ring spacecraft Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) team and across the entire program.

What You Will Own

  • Establish and manage 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

What You Need

  • Minimum B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or equivalent technical field
  • 5 or more years of experience with systems engineering principles and processes for aerospace system development
  • 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 FMECA, FTA, and 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 work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
  • Willingness to travel 10-20%
  • Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance required

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, 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

Compensation and Benefits

Base pay range for Colorado applicants: $110,938.00 to $155,312.85. Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match up to 5%, Education Support Program, stock options for all regular employees (20+ hours/week), and paid time off up to four weeks per year plus 14 company-paid holidays.

Requirements

Applicants 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. You must be able to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.

This role is part of Blue National Security, focused on designing and delivering launch and spacecraft systems for national security missions.