Sr. Program Safety and Reliability Engineer

* 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 hazard control principles
* Experience supporting hazard assessments, job hazard analyses (JHAs), risk assessments, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions
* Experience supporting incident/accident reporting practices, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action closure
* Ability to provide safety input to design reviews, test reviews, readiness reviews, and non-routine operations
* Knowledge and ability to use industrial hygiene tools and monitors, or ability to interpret and apply industrial hygiene data in partnership with EHS
* Expertise in writing technical reports, safety assessments, procedures, and investigation summaries
* Good analytical skills and attention to detail, with an ability to interpret and communicate complex technical information
* Ability to work effectively across engineering,…