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# Reliability Engineer (II-III)

- **Company:** Blue Origin
- **Location:** Merritt Island, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $121,023.0 - $169,432.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Biometrics, Configuration Management, Python (Programming Language), Windchill, DOORS (Software), Vba Programming Language, Creo
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17878631?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17878631%2FReliability-Engineer-Ii-Iii-Florida-Merritt-Island

## About the Role

* B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering or other major requiring engineering or mathematical core courses
 * 5+ years working in a reliability role in a design, operational or manufacturing environment
 * A proven track record of working successfully in multiple technical fields 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, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
 * Strong written, personal, and computer skills
 * 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, * Experience with DOORS, CREO, Windchill, and/or JIRA
 * Demonstrated experience in human spaceflight systems
 * Proven experience with reliability/life test design (failure modes discovery, life demonstration, and screening), Weibull analysis and parameter estimation, stress-strength interference analyses, probability distribution estimation, reliability growth modeling, and probabilistic risk analysis
 * Experience with failure rate prediction for electrical components and circuit card assemblies (e.g., MIL-HDBK-217F, 217Plus, Physics of Failure or similar)
 * Experience using AI/Automation and scripting languages such as VBA and Python to automate processes and analyses

## Description

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, analysts, and specialists, you will decompose design reliability requirements as well as provide technical assessments and guidance to define, 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, test, and flight reliability. You will work with design engineers, operations engineers, senior technical leaders, maintenance professionals, and customers across Blue Origin programs, system elements, and the product lifecycle to drive design improvements, improved maintenance strategies, and process improvements., 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.

Background Check

 * Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
 * Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
 * Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
 * Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical


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