Configurator III, Design – Sustaining Engineering

BLUE ORIGIN

. Lead an integrated product team (IPT) to define configuration baselines for vehicle design changes, modifications, and variants.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeFlorida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $121,023 - $169,432 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead an integrated product team (IPT) to define configuration baselines for vehicle design changes, modifications, and variants.
Own the integrated configuration across structural, mechanical, fluids, and electrical subsystems, ensuring a coherent vehicle-level design solution.
Drive development and flow-down of configuration-related requirements and support verification planning for design changes.
Lead cross-functional trade studies and impact assessments for proposed configuration changes and design options.
Coordinate and communicate configuration and design changes across affected subsystems, resolving conflicts and dependencies.
Own configuration management for assigned scope, ensuring accurate baselines, revisions, and traceability in alignment with Blue standards.
Lead and review Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) within your area, ensuring completeness, technical accuracy, and configuration integrity.
Define and maintain interface configurations between subsystems, including appropriate model-based definitions and control documents.
Manage cross-module integration priorities and expectations, driving resolution of configuration and integration issues between engineering teams.
Ensure that configuration baselines and documentation support major design reviews and integration milestones.
Track and report configuration-related development status, including schedule, risk, and key technical issues for your scope.
Ensure manufacturing, assembly, integration test, and concept of operations considerations are incorporated into configuration decisions.
Provide technical guidance to integration and test teams to ensure configuration intent is understood and maintained.
Champion adherence to configuration management best practices and Blue Origin configuration management standards across the IPT.

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. degree in engineering and at least 5+ years of experience in aircraft or spacecraft mechanical design, configuration, and layout engineering
Demonstrated design configuration control experience on recently developed products and equipment used in oil/gas, aircraft, or launch vehicles from early trade studies through final design, and into manufacturing and test
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and experience working in a highly integrated cross-functional team environment
Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software and visualization tools
Demonstrated knowledge of scheduling and planning principles and tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

configuration managementdesign configuration control3-D CAD softwareintegration skillsverification planningtrade studiesimpact assessmentsinterface configurationsmodel-based definitionstechnical guidance

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsteamworkcommunicationconflict resolutionorganizational skillsleadershipcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detail

Certifications

B.S. degree in engineering