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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Systems Engineer - Lunar Human Landing System (HLS) - **Company:** Blue Origin - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $169,624.0 - $237,473.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Biometrics, Windchill, Jama (Software) - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://blueorigin.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/BlueOrigin/job/Greater-Seattle-Area/Principal-Systems-Engineer---Lunar-Human-Landing-System--HLS-_R70588 ## About the Role * B.S. in aerospace, systems, or a related engineering field (advanced degree preferred); an advanced degree may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement * 10+ years of systems engineering experience with demonstrated technical authority and/or system-level technical leadership across requirements, system safety, and V&V * Demonstrated ownership across the full SE lifecycle - requirements, safety, integration, and V&V - with familiarity across multiple functional areas * Track record as a recognized go-to technical expert for a major system or program - solving problems and setting methods others adopted * Proven ability to set technical standards and earn their adoption across teams without relying on positional authority * Demonstrated success as a customer-facing technical interface (NASA or a comparable government/prime customer), negotiating and defending requirements, verification, and safety positions * Deep fluency with SE tooling (Jama, Cameo, Windchill, DOORS) and the judgment to set tool and method direction that reduces manual effort at scale * Executive-level communication - able to make a rigorous, risk-based case to both senior leadership and an external customer * Demonstrated mentoring of engineers to higher performance, * Advanced degree in an engineering or technical discipline * Direct experience with human-rated spaceflight (NASA HSF, Commercial Crew, Artemis/HLS, or comparable crewed vehicle) * Prior lead or principal systems engineering role on a vehicle or major element * Experience from another safety-critical or regulated industry (e.g., medical devices, commercial aviation, nuclear, automotive) as a recognized technical authority on requirements, verification, or safety for a complex product * History of introducing tools or methods adopted at organizational scale that measurably cut cycle time or error rate * Breadth across multiple lifecycle phases (design through operations) and familiarity with certification processes ## Description * Travel expected up to 25% of the time to support NASA coordination, partner engagement, and cross-site activities * Interviews will include a technical assessment * Multiple positions available Responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Serve as a principal technical authority for system-level engineering across the team - requirements, system safety, and V&V - spanning multiple vehicle areas and the inter-element seams between them * Set the technical standards and methods for how requirements are decomposed and allocated, how verification is planned and closed, and how hazards and variances are dispositioned, and earn their adoption across the team and design IPTs * Resolve the most ambiguous, highest-consequence technical problems, including cross-cutting integration and inter-element issues where no established approach exists * Carry system-level technical decisions and reviews for the team, and represent the team's technical positions to leadership and the customer * Define and continuously improve the requirements, safety, and V&V processes for the team - set the standard for how the work gets done - and earn buy-in across the program and NASA so they are adopted in practice, not just published * Act as a senior working-level technical interface with NASA on requirements, verification, and system safety * Bring NASA a rationale for why Blue's approach meets their needs and intent, starting from what is right for the lander rather than defaulting to how it has been done before * Set the direction for lean, tool-driven methods (Jama, Cameo, Windchill, DOORS) that remove manual effort at team scale * Design workflows that are lean by construction: minimize hand-offs, favor tool-driven workflows over people moving data, and cut steps that do not advance mission assurance, 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