MK2 Crew Lander GN&C Engineer III - Lunar Permanence Verified today
About the Role
Join the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) team supporting Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops the Blue Moon landers. You will develop GN&C models, analysis, and flight code for spacecraft traveling from Earth to the Moon, working with software-in-the-loop simulations, hardware-in-the-loop labs, and on-vehicle simulations.
You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines to derive and develop subsystem requirements, perform analyses and trade studies to validate those requirements, and maintain subsystem specifications, budgets, and performance metrics.
What You Will Do
- Develop and integrate multidisciplinary models for multi-vehicle simulation using Simulink and C/C++
- Build and maintain tools needed to design, build, deploy, and support simulation infrastructure
- Support the definition, development, and execution of simulations for verification of subsystem functionalities
- Perform analyses and trades in the development and verification of subsystem requirements
- Assist in developing GN&C algorithms and flight software
- Support verification and testing to ensure subsystems comply with requirements
- Interact with cross-disciplinary engineers to validate models
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering
- Applied industry experience and/or M.S. or Ph.D. focused on GN&C
- Experience modeling GN&C components and analyzing performance via simulation, testing, or analytical methods
- Strong fundamentals in rigid body dynamics, fluid mechanics, and 1st principles physics-based mathematical models
- Hands-on experience with testing frameworks and Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines such as Gitlab
- Understanding of the relationship between GN&C, vehicle sizing, and vehicle automation
- Knowledge in control, navigation, and astrodynamics fundamentals
- Experience designing and evaluating Monte Carlo simulations, hardware-in-the-loop, and software-in-the-loop testing
- Experience with configuration and product data management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- 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
- M.S. or higher degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience in full development lifecycle of spacecraft GN&C subsystems
- Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary and familiarity with software verification approaches
- Experience developing software for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Experience auto-coding Simulink to C++
- Experience in Rust
- Experience with verification and validation of aerospace simulations and models
- Experience developing and maintaining simulation models including plant physics, sensors, and actuators
- Experience performing system safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Familiarity with DO-178, DO-160, and DO-254 or similar guidelines
Compensation
Base pay range depends on location:
- Colorado applicants: $150,931.00 to $211,303.05 per year
- Washington applicants: $164,652.00 to $230,512.80 per year
Other site ranges may differ.
Benefits
- 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 all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
Employees may be eligible for bonuses based on individual contributions and company performance, subject to change.
Background Check and Export Control
Blue's Standard Background Check is required for all positions. Additional background checks may be required depending on role and job level, including Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) if the role requires access to military installations.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.