Network Engineer, Space Mobility Systems Engineering – Advanced Development Programs

We are a diverse 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 dedication 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. This position reports to the Systems Engineering Section inside of the Advanced Development Programs business unit and is responsible for developing a network architecture and hardware design for one of our Space Mobility Programs. Leveraging your familiarity with commercial networking equipment and standards, your proficiency in system level network engineering and ability to manage project resources, you will lead the design of the networks critical for human space flight. We ask that you are proficient in handling the challenges, technologies, and solutions that address the space environment and have knowledge in developing network architectures. You are adept at working to a plan, adjusting it and prioritizing efforts while infusing and facilitating creativity and innovation. Ideally, you have direct experience developing, integrating, and delivering a deep space system such as a spacecraft, rover, or lander. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities: Conduct network architecture and design trade studies, assess performance, risk, safety and lead design reviews Lead the development of network requirements, perform network performance modeling and simulation, select network equipment, leverage COTS designs for custom space-worthy designs, and perform unit qualification testing Lead a multi-disciplinary team in architecting, designing, integrating, and testing of a variety of in-space network equipment. Serve as the technical focus for the network architecture and development to the system architecture team, mission operations team and flight operations Qualifications: B.S. degree or higher in an applicable field (electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, etc.) 7 years of experience in design, development, test, and operation of networking hardware Intimate familiarity with commercial layer 2 and 3 switching and routing hardware and software (including Ethernet and IP) In depth understanding of networking protocols including unicast/multicast traffic, IGMP, RSTP, PTP, VLAN, QoS, ERP. Hands-on experience and proficiency in networking hardware and software troubleshooting, including working with network test equipment Experience across the engineering life cycle Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (e.g., how to write a good requirement; the standard verification methods; functional decomposition; standard diagramming techniques; risk and opportunity management) 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 Desired (but not required): M.S. degree in applicable field (Electrical Engineering, computer engineering, computer science etc.) Experience with network simulations software (e.g. OPNET), network testing hardware (e.g. traffic generators/analyzers) and real time operating systems Experience with designing systems for aerospace environments, including thermal, radiation, and vibration In depth understanding of time-critical networking protocols, timing synchronization protocols and designing robust safety-critical networks Knowledge of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical requirements and analyses Experience in creating requirements for board-level design and engineering teams. Familiarity with applying information assurance and cyber security requirements to architecture. Don’t meet every single requirement? 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 a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Compensation range for on site CO applicants is $105,600-$154,880 Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $115,200-$168,960 Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $115,200-$168,960 Other site ranges may differ Export Control Regulations Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Equal Employment Opportunity Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Benefits Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match. Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays Discretionary bonus programs Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.

Salary : $105,600 - $154,880