Software Configuration Management Engineer

Phoenix, AZ, United States

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 a part of New Shepard, a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers, you will facilitate software configuration management and control for various spaceflight systems. You will provide essential contributions to the team’s impact on all aspects of software configuration management for each phase of the development lifecycle. You will be expected to lead software design integration within the overall vehicle configuration. You will coordinate regular configuration reviews to align software development and change activities, including code, requirements and software version control. Other duties will include guiding multi-functional teams through the software change process; supporting the resolution of integration issues with lead engineers and their respective teams; and developing or managing control documents associated with interface definitions between subsystems. Setting up, leading Change Control Board Meetings, managing configuration management tools and processes, as well as training team members will also be included in your basic responsibilities.

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!

For this role, you should have an understanding of:

Software configuration identification

Software baselines and release processes

Archival and retrieval of historical releases

Traceability between software artifacts

SW/HW integration,

Problem reporting, including tracking of problem reports against specific baselines/releases

Corrective actions for problem reports

Change control

Preferred familiarity w/ both Subversion and Git version control systems

Familiarity w/ change control boards (CCBs)

Change review, including code and software requirement reviews

Configuration status accounting

Data control categories (e.g. CC1 vs. CC2)

Software load control

Software lifecycle environment control

Responsibilities:

Ensuring the team adheres to the configuration management standard methodologies as well as Blue Origin configuration management standards

Supporting process of developing system requirements, flow down, and verification planning

Ensuring that the configuration supports major design reviews and the integration landmarks

Maintaining and reporting on development activities and technical issues

Clear communication and collaboration with all development teams involved on projects

Collaboration across organizations, leading by influence.

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. degree in engineering and 5+ years proven ability in aerospace, medical devices, automotive, or other related industry.

Experience with the software development lifecycle and associated configuration management processes used for highly integrated and complex products

Demonstrated configuration control experience on recently developed products from early trade studies through final design and into manufacturing and test, maintenance and sustaining.

Familiar with DO-178C (or B)

Management of multiple configuration variants of a common design baseline.

Management of changes to an operating system with varying effectivity across multiple products

Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to our inclusive culture

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 PTC Windchill PLM tools

Knowledge of current systems engineering and integration tools and methodologies

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? 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 desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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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.

Benefits

Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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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, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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