New Glenn GS2PA Mechanical Systems Engineer

Application close date:Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.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 spaceflightThis 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.Working with a dedicated team of engineers, specialists, and technicians, you will contribute to mechanical systems engineering for the New Glenn Upper Stage and Payload Accommodations (GS2PA) Program. Your activities may include engagement in conducting trade studies, developing margins for allocations, risk management, gated reviews, system safety analysis, technical performance management, configuration and data management, payload integration, and regulatory compliance. Our team is also responsible for verifying that our customers will have a phenomenal ride to spaceYou will be the authority on all aspects of your subsystem's operations, including CONOPS, functional architecture, and integrated hardware/software functionality. You will follow the development component hardware, autonomous software, and integrated development testing, and will be accountable for feeding forward lessons learned into the integrated operation of your subsystem on the flight vehicle. You will coordinate with the stage-level lead engineer. You will compose a detailed set of constraints, alerts, and limits to support the test and launch teams involved with New Glenn.We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is requiredResponsibilities include but are not limited to:Support Vehicle and Ground System Project Leads by carrying out mechanical systems engineering activities in accordance with Blue Origin standards and practicesBuild detailed CONOPS for pre-launch and flight operationsRequirements authoring, decomposition, analysis, traceability, and verificationNegotiate interfaces and coordinate between internal and external team membersDevelop and implement verification plans and strategies to complete verification of requirementsDefine operational constraints for the end-to-end safe handling and successful operation of the subsystemLead gated reviews and support New Glenn program and element level gated reviews.Author and maintain system safety documentation such as Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA); Architecture Safety Assessments (ASA), Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), and Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECAs)Collaborate with integrated test, launch operations, and autonomous flight operations customer teams to incorporate operational constraints into downstream procedures and flight plansProvide real-time engineering anomaly resolution during integrated test and launch operationsMinimum Qualifications:Minimum of a B.S. degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or other technical field5+ years of current direct experience working in: Fluids, Thermal, Propulsion, Cryogenics, PneumaticsTechnical practical experience in at least one of these areas: Analysis, Build, Testing, launch operationsHands-on experience in developing, authoring, and implementing integrated tests or operating launch vehiclesA passion for understanding the bigger pictureGood written and verbal

Created: 2026-03-07