Systems Engineer III - New Glenn Customer Certification Verified today
Role Overview
This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.
You will directly support National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts as part of the Customer Certification team within Mission Management. This critical role leads the systems engineering discipline for New Glenn ground systems and associated scope required for vehicle certification in direct support of NSSL and NASA programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Primary focal for New Glenn ground system certification activities, including understanding of the design, development, and verification of ground systems in support of New Glenn launch activities
- Manage USG program/project resources, schedules, and budgets (labor and non-labor) to achieve Blue Origin business goals while maintaining customer satisfaction
- Lead customer facing meetings and reviews, including technical reviews and program planning meetings, to integrate USG into Blue Origin business rhythm
- Work closely with technical engineering and launch operations teams to ensure successful integration and execution of customer requirements and deliverables
- Review and understand customer requirements, coordinate with internal and external technical teams, and interface with customer representatives
- Develop tactical plans for executing and maintaining ground systems certification and verification scope associated with New Glenn vehicle processing, launch, and landing activities
- Create and use standard formats for data aggregation and reporting to executive leadership on readiness, escalations, help needs, and wins
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. degree in engineering or an equivalent technical field
- 5 or more years of proven experience with large-scale, development aerospace program
- Understanding of the Systems Engineering V including requirements development, verification plans, and V&V closure
- Experience in managing complex, multi-disciplinary, fast-paced programs and projects
- Expertise with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA
- Experience with systems engineering tools (e.g. DOORS), configuration management tools (e.g. Windchill), and secure data-sharing platforms
- Ability to travel within U.S. and abroad
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with customer certification or mission assurance practices
- Familiarity with system safety products, including fault trees, functional hazard assessments, hazard sheets, and related systems safety tools
- Experience with launch system ground infrastructure and design, including ground support equipment, commodity storage, handling operations, tooling, and launch vehicle processing
- Experience with launch vehicle development and certification
- Experience working with government customers
Employment Requirements
Applicants for employment 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. Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check required if the role requires access to military installations.
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 all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Up to four weeks paid time off per year based on scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays