Payload Integration Engineer III Verified today

About the Role

This role supports New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable and was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a small team of experts, you will be the Orbital Launch Site point of contact for spacecraft customers and manufacturers during launch campaigns. You will support mission analysis, design, and spacecraft launch operations, generating mission-unique documentation for planning, approvals, processing, and post-flight reports. This involves coordination with Mission Management, Marketing, Customer Experience, design engineers, systems engineers, and other disciplines during mission proposal and integration phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Function as launch site focal point for spacecraft interface requirements (IRD, ICD, etc.) evaluation and propose edits to the Mission Integrator and Mission Manager
• Participate in generating or evaluating proposals for primary, secondary, co-manifested, or rideshare payloads
• Perform technical assessments of proposed internal and external payload interface requirements and their impacts to the launch site
• Evaluate or contribute to validation planning for payloads
• Capture and implement launch system upgrades and changes to support mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, thermal, shock, contamination, and communication requirements for diverse spacecraft types including crewed systems
• Work directly with Mission Management leadership to generate proposals and requirement verification planning while coordinating with launch vehicle engineering for implementation
• Act as primary point of contact for all spacecraft processing activities throughout the launch campaign, including customer administrative and support services at the Payload Processing Facility and launch facilities
• Manage and coordinate spacecraft daily processing schedule inputs to mission integration and operations schedules
• Participate in launch countdown, monitor interface systems supporting the spacecraft, and conduct post-flight reviews
• Coordinate and host spacecraft customer launch site visits and technical interchange meetings
• Lead a small group of highly skilled technicians performing payload processing activities in ISO-8 class or higher cleanroom
• Assist with hands-on assembly, integration, and testing of payload accommodations flight hardware including mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic equipment

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, physics, aerospace engineering, or related engineering discipline
• 6+ years of direct/specialized experience in large spacecraft integration and/or development of payload integration requirements including launch campaigns
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, customer relation, and presentation skills
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive professional relationships
• 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
• Current TS/SCI with Poly clearance or ability to successfully complete a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
• Must be able to travel to other Blue Origin offices, alternate launch sites, and customer facilities
• Position requires lifting (35 lbs), climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, carrying, and standing for extended periods (8 hours minimum)
• Must be able to become certified to operate equipment such as aerial lifts, forklifts, and overhead cranes
• Must be able to work all shifts and available for overtime and weekends as needed to support test or launch campaign timelines

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing and executing launch operations procedures
• Experience with payload operations, integration, payload fairings, adapters, payload separation systems, match mates (fit-checks), and launch countdown activities
• Familiarity with industry and USG safety requirements including AFMAN 91-710
• Experience planning and conducting spacecraft launch preparations
• Project management and scheduling experience (MS Project, Primavera P6)
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies
• Experience with systems engineering tools such as DOORS Next Gen
• Experience with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)