Lunar GN&C Navigator II — Flight Dynamics & Sensor Fusion

Blue Origin LLC; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Life insurance

401(k) match

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Colorado is seeking a spacecraft navigation software engineer to design, develop, test, and deploy production navigation software for lunar spacecraft, including sensor I/O and state estimation algorithms using C, C++, Rust, and Python.

You will collaborate with GNC, Flight Software, Systems Engineering, and Operations to implement navigation and sensor fusion algorithms, build simulation environments, and support flight operations from pre-flight planning to post-flight

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Aerospace, Software, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related STEM field.
• Experience programming in Rust, C++, or C.
• Experience in synthesis of state estimation algorithms and Kalman filters for spacecraft navigation; experience with navigation sensors.
• Understanding of spacecraft dynamics, kinematics, and coordinate systems.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain inclusive relationships; culture of inclusion.
• U.S. citizen/national, permanent resident, or eligible for admission to the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy production navigation software for lunar spacecraft including sensor I/O and state estimation algorithms using C, C++, Rust, and Python.
• Support navigation and sensor fusion algorithm development and component-level test programs including sensor characterization and modeling.
• Develop and maintain navigation simulation environments and perform system analysis including error budgets and performance predictions.
• Interface with navigation hardware vendors to integrate sensors into spacecraft systems.
• Support flight operations including pre-flight planning, real-time monitoring, and post-flight analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including GNC, Flight Software, Systems Engineering, and Operations.
• Embode the Blue Origin leadership principles.

Skills

Rust

C++

C

Education

B.S. in STEM fields

Tools

Python

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Colorado is seeking a spacecraft navigation software engineer to design, develop, test, and deploy production navigation software for lunar spacecraft, including sensor I/O and state estimation algorithms using C, C++, Rust, and Python.

You will collaborate with GNC, Flight Software, Systems Engineering, and Operations to implement navigation and sensor fusion algorithms, build simulation environments, and support flight operations from pre-flight planning to post-flight