Senior Systems Engineer - Technical Program Lead

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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! 

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 mixed team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

We are a mixed team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.  

As a member of the Blue Origin family of companies, Honeybee Robotics has been at the forefront of robotics for over 40 years. Our Colorado location specializes in creating advanced motion control solutions for NASA, defense, and commercial programs. Our work has played a critical role in thousands of projects, spanning from conceptual design studies to flight missions, including NASA's Artemis I Mission and the Roman Space Telescope. We are seeking technically brilliant individuals who are passionate about their work, thrive in collaborative environments, and have a laser focus on the details that drive excellence.

As part of a hardworking team of varied specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will participate in the development, design, test, and manufacturing of Honeybee Robotics’ Motion Control products. Working with other engineering disciplines within the team, you will assist in the architecture development of these systems, deriving and developing requirements, assisting with proposal efforts, analyzing and simulating system performance, and finally verifying that performance on flight articles.

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 required!

• Relocation provided
• Occasional travel expected

• Architect closed-loop control systems incorporating motors, sensors, structures, and drive electronics​
• Lead program-level requirements development, decomposition, and traceability
• Identify and drive resolution of technical risks and issues across the program lifecycle
• Present technical content to customers and internal stakeholders
• Provide guidance and support on test requirements and associated verification methods
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and test teams to ensure design-for-manufacturability and program success

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited technical college or university in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering and 8+ years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience delivering functional hardware on schedule
• Experience developing and executing verification and validation (V&V) plans, including test procedures and acceptance criteria
• Experience with requirements management tools (JAMA)

• 12+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience designing motion control and electromechanical systems for space environments
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in product development efforts
• In-depth understanding of motors, gearing, feedback & commutation sensors, and motion control methodologies
• Familiarity with space mechanism standards and best practices (e.g., ECSS, NASA-STD, MIL-STD)
• Experience with motion control design analysis and simulation (Matlab Simulink)

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