Deorbit, Descent & Landing Phase Lead, MK1 - Lunar Transportation

Job Expired

Seattle, WA, United States

$136-136k

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 you will lead the Deorbit Descent and Landing (DDL) Phase for the MK1 lunar lander missions. You are the single threaded leader for that phase of the mission and own the driving requirements, system design, and operations approach for landing on the Moon. You will design and execute the program-level certification program demonstrating the system landing capability. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Responsible for success of the Deorbit Descent and Landing Phase
Define the mission conops, activities, and design reference missions for the Deorbit, descent and Landing mission phase.
Define and develop scenarios (nominal and off nominal) for your phase.
Define the vehicle and ground requirements necessary to successfully execute the mission phase.
Define validation plan for the mission phase.
Work with operations to define the operations approaches and plans to execute the mission phase.
Manage the execution of the verification and validation for the mission phase coordinating with the program and lander integration and test teams.
Identify and track key performance metrics within the mission phase.
Identify, manage, and mitigate risks within the mission phase.
Define and execute a technical review plan for the mission phase.

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or related technical discipline
Experience in the full lifecycle development of aerospace systems, including requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification and validation, qualification, commissioning, and operations.
Understanding of the principles, concepts, and methods of system engineering complex systems
Experience defining and performing complex trade studies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
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.

Preferred Qualifications:

M.S. or PhD in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or related technical field
10+ years relevant experience with at least 4 years spent leading a complex multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrated experience with NASA lunar, deep space, or planetary missions.
Demonstrated experience with Entry Descent and Landing for planetary or Earth return missions.
Experience with GN&C system design and analysis
Experience with dynamics modeling of mechanical systems.
Experience with MBSE methods and tools including SysML or Cameo
Experience with requirements definition and management, preferably using JAMA
Demonstrated experience with fault-tolerance strategies and architectures for safety and mission critical systems.
Experience with defining and implementing spacecraft autonomy.
Experience with modeling and simulation tools, preferably MATLAB/Simulink
Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA
Experience with configuration and product data management tools, preferably Windchill
Experience with designing and executing Monte Carlo analyses.
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing
Experience with risk management including identifying risks and developing mitigation plans.

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is

$136,467—$200,151.60 USD

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? 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 desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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.

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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