Lunar RPOD Design Engineer: Rendezvous & Docking

BLUE ORIGIN; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 151,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Stock options

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced RPOD engineer to define rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking concepts for lunar missions. You will analyze trajectories, develop operation concepts for multiple lunar vehicles, and decompose requirements across GN&C, mechanical, and comms domains.

You will also support sensor HW/SW design, navigation estimation methods, and maneuver guidance techniques, while leading V&V activities and creating fault-detection capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum a B.S. in aerospace or related field.
• Proven depth in guidance, navigation, control, simulation, or flight software.
• Strong astrodynamics and relative motion knowledge.
• 7+ years designing RPOD systems and testing.
• Experience with RPOD concepts, requirements & analysis.
• Experience in RPOD trajectories and maneuver design.
• Experience with Kalman filtering and computer vision.
• Real-time embedded software in C++ or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Analyze trajectories, safety gates, and RPOD requirements.
• Develop RPOD concepts of operations for multiple missions.
• Decompose RPOD requirements across GN&C, mechanical, comms, docking.
• Support navigation sensor HW/SW design and estimation methods.
• Formulate maneuver guidance techniques and validation plans.
• Define interfaces and states for RPOD elements.
• Lead RPOD V&V activities including flight demos.
• Create fault detection capabilities and verification tools.
• Develop models to verify hardware/software builds.
• Support integration of navigation and vision software.
• Analyze ground/flight data and investigate root causes.
• Develop automation to improve team productivity.

Skills

RPOD systems

Guidance, navigation, control

Flight software (C++ or Rust)

Astrodynamics

Kalman filtering

Simulation & modeling

Data analysis

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

B.S. in aerospace engineering or related

Tools

Trick/JEOD/cFS

NASA NPR 7150.2D / DO-178C standards

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced RPOD engineer to define rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking concepts for lunar missions. You will analyze trajectories, develop operation concepts for multiple lunar vehicles, and decompose requirements across GN&C, mechanical, and comms domains.

You will also support sensor HW/SW design, navigation estimation methods, and maneuver guidance techniques, while leading V&V activities and creating fault-detection capabilities.