Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer I - Early Career (2026 Starts) Verified today
About the Role
Multiple positions available across Blue Origin's Business Units. You will be matched with an engineering team based on your skills and our current business needs.
What You Will Do
- Design, analyze, develop and verify guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) software for spaceflight systems
- Build on existing human-rated GN&C software to improve reliability, enable capabilities, and reduce operating cost
- Perform system analyses, including simulations and Monte-Carlo, to satisfy specifications and requirements and drive system-level architectural decisions
- Work on projects including autonomy, avionics, simulation, mission design, trajectory optimization, system test, and aero sciences
Your Background
- B.S. degree in physics, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or other relevant engineering field
- Degree earned within the last year; able to start by Fall 2026
- Demonstrated knowledge in designing and testing control systems for aerospace vehicles or mechanical and fluidic subsystems
- Fundamental understanding of dynamics, orbital mechanics, estimation, and control theory
- Practical experience in guidance, navigation, and controls algorithm development and analysis for aerospace or mobile robotic applications
- Strong software and model development skills in MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++
- Relevant internship, co-op and/or hands-on experience demonstrating technical and leadership development
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs
Desired Experience
- M.S. degree or PhD in physics, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other relevant STEM field
- Knowledge of multi-body dynamics, flexible body dynamics, gas and fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
- Experience modeling electro-mechanical, hydraulic and electrical subsystems
- Experience anchoring and fitting first principles models to test data using system identification or other numerical methods
- Experience developing and verifying physical models for control design, component sizing, and system performance evaluation
- Experience with Spacecraft Systems Engineering
- Experience with Monte Carlo simulation testing
- Experience supporting flight testing or launch operations
- Experience supporting component level testing and/or flight testing
- Experience with Python and Linux environments
- Experience with Verification and Validation
- System engineering and configuration management skills
Locations
Primary locations: Kent WA, Denver CO, or Reston VA. We prioritize co-locating early career engineers with their team and the hardware they support.
Compensation and Benefits
Base pay range varies by location:
- VA: $87,816.00 - $122,942.40
- CO: $80,499.00 - $112,697.55
- WA: $87,816.00 - $122,942.40
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match up to 5%, Education Support Program, stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours/week, and up to four weeks paid time off per year plus 14 company-paid holidays.
Requirements
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum. Background check required for all positions.