Fault Management & System Autonomy SE - Lunar Transportation

Job Expired

Space Coast, FL, United States

Full Time

a year ago

Job description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

Lunar Transportation: This role is part of the Lunar Transportation business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers (use as appropriate), you will work as a Fault Management and System Autonomy engineer on the Systems Engineering team for the lunar lander system. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of Fault Management & System Autonomy products and processes. You will be responsible for design, development, and analysis of system behaviors, FMSA requirements definition and decomposition, integration, verification, and validation. Your passion, expertise, and skills will impact the design and integration of the spacecraft and mission success. You should expect that this foundational part of our vision will require your excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Architect and analyze autonomous behaviors, modes, and states
Establish and control fault management architectures including design principles and requirements
Define redundancy architecture, including cross-strapping and fault containment regions for integrated systems
Participate in engineering activities including Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Hazard Analyses (FHAs), Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRA), reliability analyses, and developing mitigation plans
Support the planning and execution of integrated system Fault Management and Autonomy Verification and Validation
Review, monitor, and approve fault management and autonomy design, development, and test
Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across the program and company

Qualifications:

Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related field
Demonstrated experience with fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems
Experience with autonomous system design, analysis, and test
Experience with some of the lifecycle development of aerospace systems, including requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification and validation, qualification, commissioning, and operation
Some first principles knowledge of major spacecraft subsystems
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners
Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about FMSA, safety, and reliability concerns
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
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:

Experience defining and performing complex trade studies
Experience with design, development, and certification of spaceflight systems, avionics system architectures and designs, and radiation environments/effects
Experience with performing safety analyses including Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Functional Hazard Analyses (FHAs), Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRA), and reliability analyses
Experience with logical and physical architecture definition and decomposition
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing

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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.

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.

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