Principal Payload Systems Engineer (TS/SCI Required) Verified today

Overview

Join Blue National Security as a Principal Payload Systems Engineer managing the integration of optical terminals on spacecraft. You will apply customer management and systems engineering practices across technical domains including requirements analysis, functional and safety analysis, technical performance monitoring, and system lifecycle processes.

Customer and Payload Management

• Work with customers as technical advocate for one or more payloads through full lifecycle from contract execution through integration and launch
• Serve as primary technical interface between Blue Origin and payload customers
• Coordinate payload requirements, integration schedules, and technical documentation
• Support development of technical proposal content including payload accommodation concepts, interface definitions, and mass/volume/power assessments for customer RFPs and RFIs
• Collaborate with business development and capture teams to provide payload accommodation expertise and technical inputs informing pricing, schedules, and programmatic commitments

Systems Engineering

• Lead development, allocation, and verification of requirements
• Assist with development of systems engineering processes and tools, ensuring consistent implementation and serving in system integration capacity
• Work with multi-discipline teams to arrive at technical system solutions
• Develop and maintain interface control documents (ICDs) between payloads and spacecraft systems
• Identify and manage technical risks throughout payload integration process

Integration and Testing

• Oversee payload integration activities, ensuring compliance with requirements and specifications
• Support payload testing and verification activities
• Coordinate with manufacturing and operations teams to ensure smooth transition from integration to launch

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years experience in systems engineering principles and execution
• Experience in payload accommodation or spacecraft design, development, integration, and testing
• Experience with project or program management
• Able to work with minimal direction and collaboratively with cross-functional team members
• Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. degree in relevant technical field
• 15 years of related experience
• Experience leading establishment and adherence of systems requirements for aerospace project with varied group of engineers across multiple disciplines
• Experience with verification of requirements using tools like DOORS Next Generation, system lifecycle configuration management tools, and functional analysis toolsets
• Knowledge of system design and analysis and relations to element design at flight and ground levels as well as component specification development
• Experience with optical communications systems and terminals
• Background in spacecraft bus systems and subsystem interfaces

Location and Travel

Up to 20% travel may be required for customer meetings, integration activities, and launch support. Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance

Active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

Base pay range: CO applicants $173,466.00 - $242,851.35; WA applicants $183,193.00 - $256,469.85. Other site ranges may differ.

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%
• Education Support Program
• Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
• Up to 4 weeks paid time off per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Bonuses and additional benefits based on role type and job level

Employment Requirements

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.