Senior Propulsion Engineer - Engines Verified today
About the Role
You will serve as the technical integrator for a LOX/LNG booster engine within the Blue Origin Engines business unit. This role sits at the intersection of every technical discipline on the program. You will own the systems architecture, drive requirements from top-level customer needs down through subsystems, and ensure every design decision supports the system's performance, reliability, and operability goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the engine-level systems architecture, ensuring design decisions made at the subsystem level are coherent, traceable, and optimized for the system as a whole
- Develop, decompose, and allocate requirements across subsystems, maintaining clear traceability and a credible path to verification for every requirement
- Define and control all key interfaces between engine subsystems and between the engine and vehicle, resolving conflicts before they become integration problems
- Lead engine-level trade studies with analytical rigor, driving clear recommendations that advance the program
- Actively engage with test data, anomaly investigations, and design iterations to identify optimization opportunities and push system performance
- Identify technical risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate program status with clarity and honesty to leadership and stakeholders
- Serve as the technical hub across subsystem engineers, vehicle teams, test operations, and program leadership
- Coordinate System Safety analysis across the engine, ensuring complete hazard coverage and no gaps across subsystems
- Lead and prepare for major program reviews, setting a high bar for technical readiness
- Maintain configuration discipline across drawings, interface control documents, and design documentation
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
- 8 or more years of experience in propulsion or aerospace system development, with meaningful time spent on liquid rocket engine programs
- Hands-on experience with requirements development, interface definition, and system-level verification on flight or flight-like hardware
- Sufficient propulsion fundamentals to engage credibly with subsystem engineers across combustion devices, turbomachinery, and feed systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience as a lead or sole systems engineer on a liquid rocket engine program with direct accountability for technical integrity
- Experience with high-performance engine cycles
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, DNG, Jama, or equivalent, and Atlassian tools including Jira and Confluence
- System Safety analysis experience including FMECA, FTA, and FHA in a flight-critical environment
- Experience with reliability, maintainability, and supportability (RMS) analysis and execution
Compensation and Location
Base pay range for Washington applicants: $145,188.00 to $203,263.20. Other site ranges may differ.
Location: Greater Seattle Area. This posting will remain open on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
Employment 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.
Background check required for all positions, including Blue's Standard Background Check.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Paid time off: up to 4 weeks per year based on scheduled hours, plus up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Bonuses based on individual contributions and company performance (amounts and eligibility not guaranteed)