Process Safety Engineer III
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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 spaceflight!
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.At Blue Origin, weenvisionmillions 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!
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.
In this hands-on role, you will be based full-time on-site at our Los Angeles facility, working with the Space Resources Program team. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced process safety engineerto own criticalprocesssafety and reliability activities, starting with early hazard identification and carrying through to full evaluation and execution of mitigation plans. You will dive deep into both flight and non-flight hardware, collaborating with the team to drive robustprocesssafety and reliability and address nuances inherent in early technology development with exotic materials and processes. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and is comfortable balancing technical risk, schedule pressure, and evolving program needs.
You will partner closely with engineering, test, and operations teams to ensure that process hazards and system risks are identified early, engineered into design solutions, and managed throughout the lifecycle from concept through test execution.
While this role collaborates closely with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), it is primarily engineering-driven, focusing on process safety, system risk reduction, and reliability performance.
EHS remains the owner of the corporate/site EHS management system and compliance requirements. The Process Safety Engineer will serve as the single program owner for ATS/Gensuite action execution discipline — ensuring program-related actions are assigned, technically dispositioned, prioritized by risk, escalated when needed, and closed with adequate evidence.
As part of a hardworking team of technical professionals, you will provide subject matter expertise to engineering, production, andtest teams onprocess safetyandhazard analysis, and risk-informed design and operations.
You will support all phases of hardware development and campaign execution, including design reviews, hazard analyses, management of change, test readiness reviews, failure investigations, and evaluation of abnormal and emergency operating scenarios.
This role will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention toward safe and repeatable spaceflight. 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.
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.
Process Safety & System Risk Engineering
Apply inherently safer design principles to eliminate or reduce hazards at the source (material substitution, energy minimization, simplification, and passive controls)
Lead process hazard identification activities from early concept through operations
Drive hazards through full lifecycle:Identification, risk ranking, control definition, verification, and closure
Define and implement engineeringand administrativecontrolsintosystems and processes
Evaluate risks associated with novel materials, high-energy systems, and non-routine processes
Design & System Integration
Provide process safety and reliability input into system architecture, design reviews, and configuration baselines
Partner with design and integration teams to ensure hazard controls are embedded into hardware, software, and operational procedures
Support Management of Change (MOC) with focus on technical risk evaluation and system impact
Reliability & Failure Analysis
Analyze test and operational data to identify dominant failure modes and system vulnerabilities
Apply reliability methodsto support system robustness
Drive corrective actions based on failure trends and hazard analysis
Test & Operations Support
Support test readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and operational risk assessments
Provide real-timeprocesssafety support during campaign operations and non-routine activities
Evaluate abnormal conditions (thermal events, pressure excursions, system upsets) and define mitigation strategies
Provide supplemental support to EHS-related operational activities during high-tempo test campaigns and non-routine operations, as needed
Cross-Functional Risk Alignment
Collaborate with Mission Assurance, Quality, and EHS to align hazard controls with program risk acceptance frameworks
Serve as a technical risk focal point for processsafety decisions and escalation
Ensure hazard and reliability data supports system certification, verification, and acceptance criteria
ContinuousImprovement
Identify opportunities for process improvement and risk reduction
Standardize hazard analysis methodologies across development programs
Support development of tools and workflows for scalable process safety engineering
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field
7+ years of experience in process safety, system safety, reliability engineering, or complex system risk analysis
Experience supporting high-hazard or complex engineered systems (e.g., aerospace, energy, chemical processing, pilot plant, or R&D test environments)
Strong understanding of process safety principles and risk-informed decision making
Experience integrating hazard controls into system design, test planning, and operations
Experience supporting failure investigations, root cause determination, and corrective action implementation
Ability to provide technical risk input to design reviews, test readiness reviews, and non-routine operations
Familiarity with safety and engineering standards (e.g., NFPA, ANSI) as applied to technical systems
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical risks clearly
Ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, and test teams
Ability to operate in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment with evolving technical requirements
Ability to meet physical requirements includinglifting upto 50lbs, climbing stairs, and working in industrial environments as needed
This role provides embedded process safety and system risk engineering support for complex development and test activities. It workshand-in-handwith EHS, engineering, and operations to ensure hazards are identified early and engineered into design, clearly communicated, and effectively controlled before and during execution.
Thisrole may also serve as a supplemental resource to EHS during high-demand operational periods, while maintaining primary responsibility for engineering-driven process safety and system risk management.
Base Pay Range for:
CA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Additional Role Context
This role provides embedded process safety and system risk engineering support for complex development and test activities. It works hand-in-hand with EHS, engineering, and operations to ensure hazards are identified early and engineered into design, clearly communicated, and effectively controlled before and during execution.
This role may also serve as a supplemental resource to EHS during high-demand operational periods, while maintaining primary responsibility for engineering-driven process safety and system risk management.
Base Pay Range for
CA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20
Other site ranges may differ
Culture Statement
Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
- How much does the Process Safety Engineer III at Blue Origin pay?
- The posting lists a range of $145K–$203K per year. Ranges reflect what Blue Origin publicly declared on the source posting.
- Where is this Process Safety Engineer III role based?
- The role is based in Los Angeles, CA.
- What experience does Blue Origin expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a lead-level role, typically 7+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
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