MK1 Verification & Validation Lead

Application Close Date
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Application Close Date
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, 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 engineers and designers, you will serve as the Verification and Validation Lead for the lunar lander program, with accountability spanning multiple concurrent vehicle development efforts. You will be the accountable owner for V&V strategy, flight readiness, and certification across the program, responsible for V&V approach and execution. Your passion, expertise, and leadership will be central to the integration, verification, and validation of the vehicles and to mission success.
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Serve as the accountable owner for V&V strategy, planning, and execution across multiple concurrent lunar lander vehicle development efforts
• Own and maintain the program's Validation approach, including Model Validation Plans and Processes, Test Bed and Emulator Validation
• Accountable for requirements verification and associated verification evidence, from system level down to component level
• Own verification and validation processes, tools, metrics, and data management and approve verification plans and verification evidence closure
• Own the program's Flight Readiness and Certification planning, including owning the Flight Readiness Plan and Checklist, Test Like You Fly Process and Database, and the Issue Reporting Processes
• Serve as scope owner for all vehicle-level tests, owning or approving test scope decisions and managing the integrated vehicle test flow across Systems Engineering, I&T, and IPT teams
• Own and manage the In compressible Test List, ensuring alignment with mission requirements and program schedule
• Develop and drive common V&V processes, tools, and lessons learned across missions to improve efficiency and reduce redundancy
• Coordinate V&V work products across Systems Engineering, IPT teams, and customer stakeholders
• Represent V&V as a technical lead in program reviews and serve as a customer POC for V&V
• Utilize sound engineering and business judgment to make effective V&V scope, schedule, and risk prioritization decisions

• Passion for our mission:
  Millions of people living and working in space!
• B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field
• 8+ years of Systems Engineering experience, with significant focus on verification, validation, integration, and certification of complex systems
• Demonstrated experience as a V&V lead or senior V&V engineer on a spacecraft program
• Deep knowledge of spacecraft systems design, traceability, and the full V&V lifecycle
• Proven ability to own and manage verification and validation programs at the vehicle level, including planning, tracking, metrics, and schedule accountability
• Experience developing and executing validation strategies, including model and emulator validation
• Ability to develop V&V strategies across concurrent development efforts, balancing scope, schedule, and technical risk
• Strong engineering and business judgment to make effective scope and prioritization decisions
• Ability to lead, influence, and coordinate across large, multidisciplinary teams without direct reporting authority
• 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

• Experience with Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR) and formal certification milestone processes
• Experience managing in compressible test lists and integrated vehicle-level test scope decisions
• Familiarity with issue reporting and anomaly resolution processes in a flight program context
• Experience with V&V tracking tools and requirements management platforms
• Experience with certification of models and simulations for use in verification and validation
• Prior experience supporting or leading multiple concurrent vehicle builds or block upgrades
• Experience in lunar or deep space spacecraft programs