MK1 Lunar Lander Sr. GN&C Hardware Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a spacecraft development engineer to contribute to the GN&C navigation hardware across the program lifecycle. You will develop hardware requirements, perform design trades, support integration and verification activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet performance goals.

The role emphasizes communication of technical information and participation in flight tests and hardware-in-the-loop activities to ensure safe, reliable navigation systems.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in engineering or related field; aerospace/electrical preferred.
• Experience with GN&C hardware such as inertial units, GPS, cameras, star-trackers or EO/IR sensors is required.
• Experience leading integration and test in cleanroom environments and contamination control is valued.

Responsibilities

• Develop navigation hardware requirements from system specs with flow downs to subsystems.
• Design navigation hardware configurations and perform performance trades.
• Support procurement, vendor coordination, and installation of navigation hardware.

Skills

GN&C hardware

Inertial sensors

GPS receivers

Star-trackers

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Engineering

Job description

Application Close Date

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Application Close Date

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

As part of a hardworking team of spacecraft development engineers, you will contribute to the hardware engineering activities for the Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C) subsystem and its components. Your responsibilities will include the development of navigation hardware requirements, executing trade studies on performance, reliability, and configuration while supporting the integration, test installation alignment and verification compliance throughout the entire program lifecycle. You will collaborate with the vehicle systems engineering, mechanical design, mission operations, AI&T, and dynamics teams to ensure design coordination to meet the vehicle performance deliverables. You will need to be able to communicate technical information clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of navigation hardware requirements from system level specifications with flow downs to subsystem and component levels, and companion verification methods
• Support the design of the navigation hardware configuration with design studies, and execute performance trades
• Contribute to the procurement, vendor coordination, delivery, acceptance, installation, verification, validation, qualification, and certification of the navigation hardware
• Guide and perform testing and analyses such as flight tests, thermal vacuum tests, vibration tests, etc. to validate top-level system specifications and requirements, and to establish performance specifications of the sensors
• Support the test and verification campaign of the navigation hardware
• Support the development and execution of component-level navigation test programs, including sensor characterization, sensor modeling, and integrated on-vehicle testing
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing, on-vehicle functional testing, and flight testing

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. and confirmed experience in engineering or related field, preference for Aerospace and Electrical engineering
• Validated experience with at least one or more of the following GN&C hardware: Inertial navigation units (gyros and accelerometers), Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, navigation cameras, star-trackers, lidars and/or, EO/IR sensors
• Experience leading integration and test support activities in cleanroom environments, including optical surface contamination control and inspection standards
• Operational knowledge of inertial and relative navigation sensors