Aerospace Systems Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN

. Work with the program’s Lead Systems Engineer to ensure compliance with design standards, processes, and general best practices.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeAlabama, California, Colorado, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,938 - $169,432 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with the program’s Lead Systems Engineer to ensure compliance with design standards, processes, and general best practices.
Apply a variety of technical principles and tools in Systems Engineering such as CONOPs development, requirements definition and analysis, and interface definition.
Decompose high-level requirements into lower-level system architecture, system design requirements, and functional block diagrams.
Work with subsystems to ensure proper requirements definition, verification and validation plans, consistency with system and mission objectives.
Coordinate with specialty engineering functions in support of subsystem development teams.
Oversee verification and validation strategies, plans and processes to ensure software and hardware components, and the integrated spacecraft subsystems will meet system requirements and mission goals.
Create and oversee the execution of test plans, procedures and generation of results reports.
Collaborate with other program elements (I&T, ground systems, flight operations, mission management, and systems architecture) to understand their needs and create holistic solutions.
Identify and assist in the management of technical, schedule and cost risks.
Work with the flight software team to resolve implementation issues, review the software development processes, link their development to L3 and L4 requirements and needed functional behaviors.
Assist in the planning and develop of system-level verification methods and events.
Support and collaborate with the Assembly, Integration and Test team in developing test procedures and scripts.
Support integration activities “on the floor” in the spacecraft assembly facility.
Assist with proposals based on knowledge of spacecraft capabilities and functions.
Manage technical performance measures for the overall vehicle.
Participate in gated program reviews and drive subsequent actions to closure.
Drive process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field.
At least 5 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, preferably in the space industry.
Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience in multiple system lifecycle phases.
Successful candidates in this role typically have 5+ years of related experience in the design, development, and flight test of aerospace systems, preferably spacecraft.
Experience developing an integrated system with depth in one or more spacecraft subsystems, and/or system design and integration.
Experience in definition of space system requirements and concept definitions that span a broad range of mission objectives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems engineeringrequirements definitioninterface definitionverification and validationtest plansfunctional block diagramssystem architecturesoftware development processessystem-level verification methodsaerospace systems design

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationrisk managementprocess improvementsownershipurgency

Certifications

B.S. degree in Mechanical EngineeringB.S. degree in Electrical EngineeringB.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering