Aerospace Systems Engineer III (Structures & Mechanisms) - Lunar Permanence Verified today

About the Role

This position is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, developing Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related lunar transport infrastructure. You will own system and subsystem requirements, interfaces, integration execution, and verification closure for structural and mechanical elements of lunar flight hardware. You will partner with Structures, Mechanisms, Avionics, Thermal, GN&C, Propulsion, Manufacturing, and Test/Verification teams to ensure the integrated vehicle meets lunar mission objectives across launch, transit, descent/ascent, landing operations, and lunar surface environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, decompose, allocate, and manage requirements for structural and mechanical subsystems with end-to-end traceability to lunar mission and program-level requirements.
• Define and control interfaces (ICDs) across mechanical, electrical, software, and operations boundaries, including vehicle-to-payload and vehicle-to-ground interfaces.
• Plan and execute subsystem and system integration for structures and mechanisms, coordinating across design, analysis, manufacturing, assembly, and test to deliver flight-ready hardware.
• Interface with the Verification team to define verification strategies and methods, author and approve verification plans and procedures, and drive closure with objective evidence.
• Ensure design and verification approaches address lunar environments and operational constraints including thermal extremes, dust and regolith considerations, vacuum, launch loads, landing loads and shock, and reliability and operability requirements.
• Lead and participate in anomaly investigations and FRACAS activities, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Support technical reviews and readiness milestones (SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR/FRR), presenting requirements status, verification status, risks, and interface readiness.
• Improve systems engineering processes including requirements quality, configuration and change control, verification workflow, and interface management.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 7 or more years of aerospace systems engineering experience supporting flight hardware, including requirements, integration, and verification work.
• Experience working on structures and/or mechanisms such as primary and secondary structure, landing gear, deployment systems, latches, actuators, or separation systems.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing with V&V teams and driving verification planning and closure.
• Proficiency with requirements and configuration tools such as DOORS, Jama, Windchill, or equivalent.
• Strong cross-functional communication and ability to drive technical alignment across multiple disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with spacecraft or lunar lander development and verification, including qualification and acceptance flows, structural test, and correlation of analysis to test.
• Familiarity with NASA-style systems engineering and verification practices and technical review gates.
• Experience with FMEA/FRACAS, risk management, and flight readiness certification.
• Experience with contamination control and operability concerns relevant to lunar surface mechanisms.

Compensation and Employment Details

Compensation range for Washington applicants: $121,023.00 to $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.

Full-time position. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum. Background check required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with company match up to 5% and Education Support Program.
• Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Paid Time Off: up to four weeks per year based on scheduled hours, plus up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Bonus eligibility dependent on role type and job level.