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Blue Origin LLC Senior Reliability Engineer in Seattle, Washington
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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance team. This team is focused on monitoring and assessing processes that guide Blue Origin's design, manufacturing, and operations, ensuring system safety engineering, environmental health, and safety, product integrity, and continuous improvement processes. 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 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 part of a hardworking and diverse team of engineers, technicians, and specialists, you will provide technical assessments and guidance to analyze and improve the reliability of space systems. You will use data to determine the factors that drive reliability and support initiatives to drive improvements in design, production, test, and flight reliability. You will lead causal analyses investigations to deeply understand the direct technical cause and systemic root causes of reliability issues. You will work with design engineers, operations engineers, senior technical leaders, and maintenance professionals across Blue Origin programs, system elements, and the product lifecycle to drive design improvements, improved maintenance strategies, and process improvements. 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! Special Mentions Relocation provided Travel expected up to 10% of the time Interviews will include a technical assessment Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Identification and decomposition of reliability requirements Performing reliability analyses and predictions Designing reliability growth test plans employing statistical methods Author reliability management plans Minimum Qualifications B.S degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering or other major requiring engineering or mathematical core courses 8+ years working in a reliability role in a design, operational or manufacturing environment A proven track record of working successfully in multiple technical disciplines such as mechanical, fluid, and electrical systems Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams Knowledge of quality and configuration management systems Critical thinking, causal analysis, and problem-solving skills Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships with experts from varying engineering fields, provide constructive feedback about safety and reliability concerns, and contribute to our inclusive culture Strong written, personal, and computer skills 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. Preferred Qualifications Experience with DOORS, CREO, Windchill, and/or JIRA Demonstrated experience in human spaceflight systems Proven experience with reliability/life test design (failure modes di