Aerospace Medicine Specialist

About this role

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 Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

As part of a hardworking team of talented specialists, technicians, and engineers, the Aerospace Medicine Specialist will provide expert guidance on astronaut health and medical engineering to support vehicle design and development. This role contributes to the design of astronaut interfaces, development of operational products (e.g., emergency response procedures), and the establishment of clinical standards of care for commercial astronauts and client flight crews before, during, and after missions in support of Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space.

Areas of responsibility span Aerospace Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Flight Control Operations, Space Radiation analysis, research operations and integration, and Behavioral Health and Performance (e.g., sleep schedule modification for operators; astronaut psychological assessments, in-flight care, and emergency psychological support). • Identify and respond to company needs and engage across programs to ensure medical expertise influences design, operations, and strategy, growing benefit for Blue Origin. • Develop, implement, and represent Blue Origin health and medical standards and strategy in company, cross-company, as well as in public forums and with key partners to strengthen and form relationships. • Own and develop technical data and deliverables/products (e.g., health- or medically-related requirements and ConOps). • Identify human spaceflight risks for vehicle and operational concept development • Develop mitigations and strategies to prevent or minimize human spaceflight risks

Special Mentions • Relocation may be provided • Travel encouraged up to 25% of the time • For physician candidates: Medical Licensure and Board Certification verification required. Board-eligible status may be considered.

Responsibilities: Include but are not limited to: • Support Blue Origin's Chief Medical Officer and engineering teams in the development of health, medical, and human performance vehicle design, ConOps deliverables, and risk assessments; advance company strategies and goals; and collaborate to deliver on company-wide requirements. • Identify and respond to company needs; engage across programs to ensure health and medical expertise meaningfully influences vehicle design, operations, and organizational strategy. • Develop, implement, and represent Blue Origin health and medical standards and strategy in internal forums, cross-company engagements, public forums, and with key external partners to strengthen and build relationships. • Own and develop technical data and deliverables/products (e.g., health- and medically-related requirements and ConOps documents). • Identify human spaceflight risks associated with vehicle and operational concept development; develop mitigations and strategies to prevent or minimize those risks. • Develop, test, and deliver countermeasures that may affect crew health, safety, and/or performance during or after spaceflight missions. • Identify and evaluate medical risks and requirements associated with low Earth orbit, microgravity, hypogravity (e.g., lunar surface), and deep space exploration operations. • Develop clinical standards of care defining direct care protocols for commercial astronauts and client flight crews before, during, and after missions. • Advise Business Units and special programs on astronaut health and safety issues to ensure human-rating standards are achieved. • Certify as a flight controller and serve as a subject matter expert in support of Mission and Flight Operations. • Support crew launch and recovery operations.

Qualifications: This position is open to candidates from one of the following two professional backgrounds: Path 1 – Aerospace Medicine Physician (Preferred) • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) from an accredited institution • Active and unrestricted state medical license  (relevant medical board complaints subject to review) • Aerospace Medicine Board Certification or board-eligible status • Continuous clinical practice in a specialty field within the past 2 years

Path 2 – Senior Biomedical Engineer (Human Spaceflight Experience) • Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering (e.g. Biomedical, Aerospace, Mechanical) or a closely related field • Experience supporting human spaceflight programs (e.g., NASA, DoD, commercial spaceflight) • Demonstrated technical expertise in health- or medical-related engineering within spaceflight or operationally relevant extreme environment contexts

All Candidates • Health and medical human spaceflight operational experience, particularly associated with Low Earth Orbit and/or exploration-class vehicles and habitats • Working knowledge of health and medical countermeasures to combat physiological deconditioning, maintain crew member health, and mitigate spaceflight-associated risks • Understanding of human health impacts in extreme environments (e.g., hyper/hypobaric environments, prehospital and remote medicine) • Familiarity with life support systems required for human survival in space • Expertise in astronaut and ground crew emergency response across different phases of flight • Experience writi

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