Lead Systems Engineer – New Shepard Operations and Maintenance Engineering

Lead Systems Engineer – New Shepard Operations and Maintenance Engineering

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Engineering, or relevant technical field.
• 7+ years of proven system development and integration experience – preferably within the aerospace industry or working directly with safety critical systems
• Industry practice in Systems Engineering tools and processes.
• Deep curiosity with a focus on finding solutions, navigating ambiguity, and enthusiasm for tackling complex challenges
• Self-directed and capable of balancing several tasks at one time.
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaborate in a dynamic, fast paced, team-oriented environment.
• Travel expected up to 25% of the time
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Once initially certified, act as the owner of the engineering baseline for New Shepard, maintaining it per the New Shepard Human Flight Certification Plan. This includes but is not limited to system safety analyses, verification artifacts, requirements, mass properties, safety and flight risk management, and other systems engineering artifacts required to ensure the New Shepard certification baseline supports continued human flights.
• Provide anomaly resolution support during launch campaigns
• Lead post flight data reviews and integrated anomaly resolution between launch campaigns
• Enforce the high bar for technical accuracy and engineering fidelity in alignment with New Shepard standards
• Engage with design facing LSEs on certification changes
• Work with the NSOM Engineering Director to improve engineering processes and drive systems thinking across all roles within NSOM.
• Support FAA licensing maintenance under Part 450 CFR.

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful candidates will typically have 7-12 years of aerospace engineering experience including:
• Acting as an individual contributor while leading a team by influence.
• Leading root cause investigations or analysis
• Familiarity with a broad range of engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, fluids, structures, propulsion, aerodynamics, control systems, etc.)
• Configuration management
• Design, analysis, test, maintenance, and/or certification of aerospace safety critical systems.
• Launch vehicle or spacecraft operations.
• Engagement across full lifecycle including launch and maintenance operations
• Software tools such as DOORS, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill
• Reliability, maintainability and supportability definition and execution
• System Safety analyses including but not limited to FMECAs, FTAs, and FHAs
• Basic project management skills including labor estimating and schedule management.