MK1 Lunar Lander Sr. GN&C Hardware Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); In loco; USD 157.000 - 220.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Blue Origin is seeking an engineer to contribute to GN&C navigation hardware development for lunar missions. You will work across system-level specs to component-level requirements and support testing and verification campaigns.

The role emphasizes collaboration with vehicle systems, mechanics, mission operations, AI&T, and dynamics teams to ensure performance deliverables and safe human spaceflight.

Competenze

• Experience with GN&C hardware such as inertial sensors, GPS receivers, cameras, star-trackers or lidars.
• Proven ability to lead integration and test activities in cleanroom environments and maintain contamination control standards.
• Experience in creating avionics requirements, procurement specs, and statements of work.

Mansioni

• Develop navigation hardware requirements from system specs down to subsystems and components.
• Conduct hardware design studies and performance trades for navigation hardware.
• Coordinate procurement, vendor delivery, installation, verification, and certification of navigation hardware.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing and flight tests to validate system requirements.

Conoscenze

Inertial navigation units

GPS receivers

navigation cameras

star-trackers

lidars

EO/IR sensors

integration and test

avionics requirements

RS-422

SpaceWire

IPC 3 Space Addendum

interface control drawings (ICDs)

Windchill

Jama

DOORS Next Generation

Formazione

B.S. or M.S. in Engineering

Strumenti

Windchill

Jama

DOORS Next Generation

Descrizione del lavoro

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 methodsSupport the design of the navigation hardware configuration with design studies, and execute performance tradesContribute to the procurement, vendor coordination, delivery, acceptance, installation, verification, validation, qualification, and certification of the navigation hardwareGuide 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 sensorsSupport the test and verification campaign of the navigation hardwareSupport the development and execution of component-level navigation test programs, including sensor characterization, sensor modeling, and integrated on-vehicle testingSupport hardware-in-the-loop testing, on-vehicle functional testing, and flight testingQualifications:B.S. or M.S. and confirmed experience in engineering or related field, preference for Aerospace and Electrical engineeringValidated 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 sensorsExperience leading integration and test support activities in cleanroom environments, including optical surface contamination control and inspection standardsOperational knowledge of inertial and relative navigation sensorsDemonstrated experience in verification and test of navigation systemsProficiency in creation of avionics requirements, procurement specifications and statements of workExperience with spacecraft avionics communications protocols (RS-422, Spacewire, etc.)Processes deep working knowledge of IPC Class 3 Space Addendum StandardsDesired (but not required):Ph.D. in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalentShown experience in development of spacecraft GN&C systems or spacecraft avionics systemsExperience in sensor procurementExperience in designing, building, testing, or flying space vehiclesKnowledge in the development of planetary spacecraft navigationExperience in spaceflight avionicsExperience in hardware-in-the-loop simulationExperience in flight test of spacecraft navigation or avionicsExperience with radiation testing and analysis, both cumulative dose damage and single event effectsExperience with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testingExperience with alignment metrology (position and orientation measurements)Experience with lab test equipment (power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, data acquisition, etc.)Experience with generation of interface control drawings (ICDs) using CAD softwareProven system engineering and configuration leadership skillsExperience with Windchill, Jama, and DOORS Next GenerationBase Pay Range for:WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45Other site ranges may differCulture StatementDon’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. 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