Systems Engineer III - New Glenn Verified today
About the Role
This role supports development and operations of 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 designed from inception to be human-capable.
You will be a fully independent systems engineer or first-level people leader with established expertise across the full SE development cycle. You own complex multi-subsystem integration problems, drive cross-functional resolution, and are responsible for subsystem-to-system level specification through verification. This is the individual contributor/management fork point.
You will lead projects, drive strategic tool development, and remain accountable for schedule, budget, and milestone delivery within your scope. You will ensure alignment and consistent implementation of New Glenn system engineering practices across all program tiers, participate in gated reviews, and develop health metrics to track program status and major milestones.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to and support resolution of cross-subsystem integration problems through vehicle-level trades, multi-discipline interface coordination, and system architecture inputs
- Support system integration campaigns for vehicle sections, planning integration sequences and documenting success criteria
- Develop and maintain system architecture artifacts including functional decompositions, N² diagrams, interface architectures, mode/state definitions, and operational timelines
- Support and lead verification campaigns, planning and executing requirements verification and closure packages
- Develop and maintain subsystem-level specifications with full lifecycle accountability from requirements through flight-proven hardware
- Perform requirements analysis, decomposition, and architecture development for assigned subsystems across multiple disciplines
- Contribute to design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) as SE lead for assigned vehicle sections
- Support identification and resolution of interface conflicts between subsystems; document technical decisions and track corrective action board actions
- Participate in program-level forums including TIMs, IRBs, CRBs, and SATs
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field (M.S. strongly preferred)
- 5-10 years of systems engineering experience with demonstrated progression in scope and complexity
- Established expertise across the full SE development cycle: concept, requirements, design, analysis, integration, safety, configuration management, verification and test
- Familiarity with two or more related functional areas (structures, fluids, avionics, software, guidance/navigation/control, etc.)
- Advanced capability using and setting up SE tools (DOORS/DNG, ETM, Windchill, Cameo)
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive multi-subsystem integration
- Demonstrated non-conformance dispositioning experience and root cause analysis capability
- Strong programming skills in Python; experience with AI/ML frameworks or LLM application development
- Excellent communication skills, including ability to present at program-level reviews and author decision memos
- Management track: demonstrated people leadership experience
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. or Ph.D. in relevant engineering field
- Experience with reusable launch vehicle systems engineering and refurbishment
- INCOSE CSEP or ESEP certification
- Experience architecting AI systems (RAG, agents, knowledge graphs, multi-agent orchestration)
- Familiarity with NSSL certification requirements and system safety for crewed and uncrewed vehicles
- Experience leading teams across multiple sites
- Experience with flight anomaly investigation and resolution
Employment Requirements
Applicants for employment must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Background check required for all positions. Additional screening may be required depending on role and location.