9E System Engineer

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

This role supports the development and operations of the New Glenn 9X4, launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to Earth's orbit and beyond. This role will act as the stage engineering lead for the next gen 9E reusable booster.

As an SRE, you will be the authority on all aspects of your system, including functional architecture, design, integration and test. You will work closely with the stage-level Chief Engineer, Subsystem Responsible engineers and engines Responsible engineers to integrate all their systems together. You will also be the prime point of contact and integration engineering focal for the engine to vehicle interface.

You will complete design trade assessments, support design reviews, advise on major decisions and changes across the vehicle and be responsible for the engine and fluids/mechanical interfaces that cross multiples modules or BUs.

The ideal candidate is highly diligent and future thinking, can handle a broad set of sophisticated data, has experience in a broad range of design and operations roles and has a deep passion for Blue Origin's mission of "Millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth".

• Support hardware design reviews and technical assessments
• Develop and maintain Concept of Operations (CONOPS) documentation
• Author operations documents that define product testing requirements, operations lifecycle, maintenance requirements, and critical performance/requirements interfaces across the system.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure seamless system integration
• Develop comprehensive test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria for Stage 1 mechanical subsystems
• Provide real-time on console support for integrated tests, launch and recovery operations providing essential troubleshooting support.
• Analyze test data and provide actionable recommendations for design improvements
• Support failure analysis and corrective action implementation

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
• 10+ years of proven experience in the design of aerospace fluid or mechanical systems (Senior Career)
• Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred)
• Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and secondary structures (ANSYS preferred)
• Proficiency in crafting engineering drawings with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
• Proven understanding of fluid components such as valves, tubing, and pressurized hardware
• Solid understanding of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relevant to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware.
• Solid understanding of propulsion systems

• Experience with high-pressure fluid systems, including pumps, actuators, valves, accumulators, and fluid conditioning systems
• Hands-on experience with fluid and mechanical system testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization
• Experience with launch vehicles and mechanical aerospace systems (TVC, Electro…