We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As the Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Lead under the Lunar Engineering Data Systems and Architecture group you will be responsible for architecting, prototyping, developing, and deploying new MBSE approaches tools and models for supporting development of mission ConOps and associated timeline analysis, performing functional analysis, technical baseline management and requirements tracking and decomposition. You will work across Blue Origin to integrate Lunar with MBSE initiatives and connect Lunar’s MBSE approach to the Blue MBSE ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Be the leader and champion of MBSE approaches on all Lunar programs.
• Tasking a team of MBSE engineers
• Formulate a pragmatic approach to MBSE to manage and connect CONOPS to various vehicle level system analyses to establish a single source of truth connected chain of data from design and development through operations.
• Architect, develop, deploy, and maintain new user facing MBSE tools and approached to automate engineering processes to reduce engineering cycle time.
• Communicate with our internal engineering and business teams to provide rapid and effective solutions.
• Identify and work with broader group of Lunar Transportation Business unit and Blue Origin stakeholders as necessary.
• Establish a culture of data driven decisions, insights, and processes.
• Perform technical work and provide technical leadership of the highest standard.
• Work independently toward long-range objectives without appreciable direction and determine the technical objectives of assignments to develop approaches to solutions.
• Embody, promote, and coach the Blue Origin leadership principles.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience architecting, prototyping and deploying complex MBSE models and solutions.
• Expert practitioner in agile development methodologies with experience working in an agile development environment.
• Solid understanding of MBSE tools like Cameo etc.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering
• 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.

Desired:

• Relevant MBSE experience on past space missions/programs
• Experience with activity diagrams development and mission decomposition in CAMEO
• Experience with functional decomposition for requirements development
• Knowledge of various data sharing / integration methodologies (e.g. REST, SOAP, EDI, Enterprise Service Bus)
• Experience working with Digital Thread and Digital Twin architectures.
• - Experience with System Engineering and System Architecting
• Experience with aerospace or space vehicle design development and test

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Compensation range for on site CO applicants is $125,481- $184,037

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $136,467 - $200,151

Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $136,467 - $200,151

Other site ranges may differ

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here.

Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.

Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave (must be employed at time of birth or adoption), short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program available after 1 year of service.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays for all regular employees (including part-time), fixed-term, and interns.

Discretionary bonus: Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.