Network Engineer III

Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight.

As part of a small, high-impact team responsible for design, deployment, and operation, the Network Engineer III delivers end-to-end network and infrastructure solutions across test stands, integration labs, and the control room. Working with minimal oversight, this engineer develops architectures for multi-site environments where operator, controls, and test traffic must be reliable, well segregated, and remotely accessible. The role selects and integrates network hardware and supporting infrastructure, owns network technical approval authority for its scope, and drives the standards, processes, and documentation that the ground segment depends on as it grows.

Special Mentions

- Relocation provided
- Travel expected up to 25% of the time

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Own and design the infrastructure that supports including test stand, integration lab, and control room networks, with a primary focus on the initial deployment in the R&D environment, including servers, data storage, displays, workstations, and remote access systems, and define how it interfaces with controls and instrumentation.
- Define the physical infrastructure for the network, including rack layouts, cabling and fiber plant, power and grounding requirements, and environmental considerations, in coordination with facilities and electrical engineering.
- Serve as technical lead for network and infrastructure scope, determining methods and procedures on new assignments and making trade-offs between low-, medium-, and high-performance architecture choices.
- Design and implement segmentation, VLANs, ACLs, and firewall policies that separate and protect operational, controls, and test networks.
- Act as prime technical contact for network and infrastructure scope with software, controls, test, operations, facilities, and external vendors, negotiating requirements, setting technical direction, and aligning on solutions.
- Lead troubleshooting, anomaly investigations, and root-cause analyses for network and communications failures, and own corrective-action plans through closure.
- Provide input to and be accountable for schedule, budget, and milestones for network and infrastructure scope, and communicate technical, cost, and schedule risk to program and technical leaders.
- Develop and maintain automation for network provisioning, configuration, and compliance using tools such as Ansible.
- Own process and standards improvements for network design, configuration management, and change control.
- Author and maintain architecture diagrams, interface control documents, bills of materials, configuration baselines, and test plans, ensuring traceability and configuration control.
- Champion and deploy AI-enabled engineering tools to improve analysis, documentation, and configuration efficiency across the team.
- Provide field support for installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting at test sites.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in network engineering, network systems design, or network infrastructure.
- Demonstrated ownership of network and infrastructure design, hardware selection, and deployment with minimal oversight.
- Strong understanding of network protocols, architectures, and security frameworks.
- Experience implementing and managing firewall policies, VLANs, ACLs, and network segmentation strategies.
- Experience with network monitoring and management tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, or similar).
- Hands-on experience with Ansible for network automation and configuration management.
- Experience selecting and integrating network hardware and supporting infrastructure for mission-critical or operational environments.
- Experience troubleshooting and leading root-cause investigations for complex network or communications failures.
- Experience mentoring engineers and reviewing the technical work of others.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting technical rationale and risk trade-offs to leaders.
- Proficiency using AI tools in an engineering workflow.
- 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

- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience designing networks for test, lab, or industrial control environments.
- Experience with OT/controls networking, such as industrial Ethernet, PLC or SCADA networks, or IEC 62443 segmentation concepts.
- Experience with high availability and redundancy design, including spanning tree, LACP/port-channel, and failover configurations.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and network source-of-truth tools such as Netbox.
- Experience designing multi-site connectivity, including VPN and WAN architectures.
- Experience with time-sensitive or deterministic networking, such as TSN, and precision time distribution such as PTP.
- Experience with control room, operator console, or data acquisition infrastructure.
- Experience developing or owning engineering processes, configuration management, or quality systems.

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Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $164,652.00 - $230,512.80

Other site ranges may differ

Culture 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 an 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.

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.

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

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.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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 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. 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, sex, 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 “Know Your Rights,” please see here .

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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