Sr. Program Safety and Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the embedded senior program safety engineer supporting the Space Resources Program team through design, build, commissioning, and test execution
• Implement safety programs and practices for the evaluation and control of potential hazards including, but not limited to, industrial hygiene concerns, fall protection, confined space, lock out/tag out, process safety management, hazard assessments, hearing conservation and noise hazards, heat stress, chemical hazards, and environmental management in support of program operations
• Lead early hazard identification efforts and carry hazards through evaluation, control definition, mitigation planning, verification, and closure
• Provide subject matter expertise in design reviews, test reviews, readiness reviews, and operational planning
• Support safety and reliability assessments for both flight and non-flight hardware, with emphasis on developmental systems, exotic materials, and non-routine processes
• Perform a wide range of safety consultation services, including planning, managing, and reporting the results of assessments
• Support incidents and emergencies, including spills, injuries, hazardous operations, equipment upsets, abnormal test conditions, and other emergency situations
• Partner closely with the corporate EHS team to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety, health, and environmental regulations
• Prepare technical reports, safety assessments, readiness summaries, investigation findings, and other documentation as required
• Continually update and ensure compliance with Blue Origin processes and procedures
• Support onboarding and indoctrination of new employees on program safety and EHS expectations
• Assist in waste disposal activities including hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, and recycling materials in coordination with EHS
• Contribute to the injury/illness and near miss reporting process, including investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action development
• Develop, update, and deliver safety and EHS training relevant to program operations
• Serve as a program focal point for safety and environmental issues and concerns
• Evaluate operations for continuous process improvement and implementation of preventive action measures
• Support development, review, and closure of job hazard analyses and risk assessments
• Provide subject matter expertise to engineering and production resources related to safety, process safety, and EHS
• Provide safety and EHS-related input for equipment, facility, and operational design changes
• Perform periodic audits and assessments of safety programs, work areas, and operational readiness
• Support Management of Change (MOC), non-routine process approval, construction safety oversight, emergency response planning, and go/no‑go safety readiness reviews
• Provide direct support to campaign operations, including off‑hours or 24/7 activities as needed
• Work across engineering, operations, and EHS teams to balance technical risk, schedule demands, and evolving program requirements while maintaining safe execution
• Use test, production, and field performance data to identify dominant failure modes and hazards, quantify risk, and drive corrective/preventive actions
• Partner with design, integration and operations teams to incorporate hazard controls and reliability requirements into system design, procedures, and configuration baselines
• Collaborate with SQMA / Mission Assurance to align hazard and reliability evidence with mission assurance plans, product acceptance criteria, and risk acceptance processes

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering, chemistry, environmental science, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, or a related technical field
• 10+ years total work experience in safety, EHS, process safety, system safety, reliability engineering, or operational risk management
• 5+ years work experience in an operational aerospace environment, manufacturing, chemical industry, pilot plant, prototyping, or test operations
• Knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, and state/local regulations
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management methods and…