System Safety Engineer III – Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN

System Safety Engineer developing safety processes for lunar transport systems at Blue Origin. Ensuring safe and reliable operations for space exploration and collaboration with NASA and partners.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Colorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $119,814 - $167,738 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and reliability predictions for avionics hardware
Support in developing Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), Hazard Sheets, Common Cause Analyses (CCA), Architecture Safety Allocations (ASA), Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
Ensure traceability between subsystem and component functions, requirements, and safety artifacts
Collaborate with Vehicle Systems Engineers to ensure commonality across safety products.

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. degree or equivalent relevant experience in engineering or another related technical field
2+ years of strong system safety and mission assurance experience (including, but not limited to FMECAs, FTAs, and FHAs)
5+ years of proven industry experience in the development of electronic hardware
Experience with reliability predictions per MIL-HDBK-217F, 217Plus, PRISM, etc.
Applied knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices such as requirements development, validation, and verification
Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal 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%
an 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, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Reliability Predictions per MIL-HDBK-217FReliability Predictions per 217PlusReliability Predictions per PRISMRequirements DevelopmentValidationVerification

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication