Mission Systems Engineer III; Top Secret Clearance Required​/Sensitive Compartmented Informati

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!

The role is part of the In‑Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on‑orbit. The position reports to the Ground & Spaceflight Operations in Blue Origin’s Blue Ring business unit.

• Relocation assistance provided
• Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information required to start

• Identify, derive, develop, and maintain Mission Systems requirements, including traceability and verification and validation approach, necessary to implement a design that meets objectives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers representing flight vehicle systems, ground software, flight control operators, and payload customers.
• Define the ground system and data communications architectures and designs that enable highly effective and labor‑efficient real‑time spacecraft and ground system operation.
• Define and maintain ground element interface requirements and control documents.
• Plan and perform frequent mission system product update cycles, integration and test activities, and validation exercises leading to operations training events and flight.
• Conduct testing of ground system functionality and measure performance.
• Perform flight software to ground systems integration and test.
• Perform analysis to ensure operability across the Space‑Ground System, and support efforts to improve operability where justified.

• B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, physics or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Ground Systems architecture in the context of spaceflight operations
  • Software development, particularly Python
  • Spacecraft operations: command & control, mission planning, flight dynamics
  • Implementing CCSDS communications protocols and standards
• Experience in a complex system lifecycle – requirement definition, design solution definition, implementation, integration, verification, validation, qualification, and operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
• Active Top Secret Clearance.

• Experience with requirements management and traceability, preferably using DOORS Next Generation.
• Experience conducting end‑to‑end testing of large, complex systems.
• Experience designing RF communications, developing link budgets.
• Experience designing or operating spacecraft instruments and payloads.
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining software in a cloud computing environment, such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA.
• Familiarity with version control, preferably Git.
• Experience with configuration and product data management tools.

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