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Blue Origin, LLC
Systems Engineer III (Remote Sensing Systems Architecture)
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What they do
A Systems Engineer creates computer and data communication networks for companies and organizations. Plans and designs layout for a network, determines the hardware needed and placement of computers, servers, cables and routers; determines data storage, system capacity, and speed.
$140,932 / year median in Washington
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Job Requirements Seattle, WA Top Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $121,023
- $169,432.
- Relocation assistance is available for this position
- This role may be performed from any of Blue Origin's primary U.S. locations, including but not limited to: Kent, WA; Denver, CO; Huntsville, AL; Reston, VA; Los Angeles, CA
- Travel expectation: up to 10%
- This is an individual contributor role
- An active TS//SCI security clearance is required prior to start Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintain system-level requirements for advanced space-based sensing systems, ensuring traceability from mission objectives through subsystem specifications
- Conduct architecture trade studies to evaluate design alternatives, performance margins, and technical feasibility across competing system concepts
- Author and review key systems engineering artifacts including Concepts of Operations (CONOPs), System Requirements Documents (SRDs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including payload, spacecraft bus, ground systems, and mission operations to ensure end-to-end system coherence and performance closure
- Support design review cycles and provide technical inputs to program milestones and decision gates
- Perform RF system performance assessments, link budget analyses, and system-level sensitivity studies relevant to space-based sensing architectures
- Engage with government customers and mission partners to understand operational needs and translate them into actionable system requirements and performance specifications
- Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical performance measurement (TPM) tracking throughout the program lifecycle
- Contribute to the development of program-level technical documentation, white papers, and briefings for internal and external stakeholders Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering within the aerospace, defense, or national security domain
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing system-level requirements using requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, or equivalent)
- Experience with space-based RF sensing or surveillance system architectures
- Familiarity with Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) or Airborne Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) signal processing concepts and their implications on system design
- Experience with RF or sensing system performance analysis, including link budgets, system noise figure, and coverage/revisit analysis
- Familiarity with systems engineering processes and standards (e.g., NASA/DoD SE frameworks, MIL-STD-499, or equivalent)
- Experience supporting formal design reviews and generating associated technical artifacts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical documentation and present to varying audiences
- Active TS//SCI security clearance
- 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 Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with radar system performance modeling tools (e.g., MATLAB, STK, or custom simulation environments)
- Familiarity with space environment effects on RF systems, including ionospheric propagation and thermal environment impacts on system performance
- Prior experience working within a Special Programs or classified program environment
- Experience interfacing with DoD or Intelligence Community (IC) customers Base Pay Range for: CA applicants is $121,023.00
- $169,432.20 CO applicants is $110,938.00
- $155,312.85 WA applicants is $121,023.00
- $169,432.20 VA applicants is $121,023.00
- $169,432.