Lunar GN&C Hardware Engineer II - Spaceflight Systems

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an engineer to contribute to GN&C hardware development for our Lunar Permanence programs in Merritt Island, FL. You will translate system-level requirements into subsystem specifications, perform sensor trades, and oversee procurement and verification of navigation hardware including inertial units, GPS receivers, star-trackers, and EO/IR sensors.

The role involves hands-on testing, including flight and thermal-vacuum tests, integration with avionics protocols, and HIL

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in engineering or related field, preference for Mechanical, Aerospace and/or Electrical engineering.
• Validated experience with GN&C hardware components such as inertial navigation units, GPS receivers, star-trackers, or EO/IR sensors.
• Experience in integration and test support and verification of navigation systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of GN&C hardware requirements from system level specifications with flow-downs to subsystems and components.
• Support design of GN&C hardware configuration with design studies and sensor performance trades.
• Contribute to procurement, vendor coordination, delivery, installation, verification, qualification, and certification of navigation hardware.
• Guide and perform testing and analyses such as flight tests, thermal vacuum tests, and vibration tests to validate top-level system specs and sensor performance.
• Support test and verification campaigns of GN&C hardware.
• Support development and execution of component-level navigation test programs, including sensor characterization and modeling.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing and on-vehicle functional/flight testing.

Skills

GN&C hardware

Inertial nav units

GPS receivers

Star-trackers

EO/IR sensors

Integration & test

Avionics protocols

Creo CAD

Nav systems verification

Test planning

Education

BS/MS in engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Spacewire

RS-422

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an engineer to contribute to GN&C hardware development for our Lunar Permanence programs in Merritt Island, FL. You will translate system-level requirements into subsystem specifications, perform sensor trades, and oversee procurement and verification of navigation hardware including inertial units, GPS receivers, star-trackers, and EO/IR sensors.

The role involves hands-on testing, including flight and thermal-vacuum tests, integration with avionics protocols, and HIL