RPOD Design Engineer – Lunar Missions & Navigation

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 164,652 - 230,513; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle Area seeks a Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (RPOD) Design Engineer for Lunar Permanence. You will define RPOD concepts, support GN&C analyses, and plan verification across multiple lunar missions within a safety-driven culture.

Applicants should have strong knowledge in astrodynamics, relative navigation, and flight software, plus hands-on embedded software experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or related field.
• Strong depth in guidance, navigation, control, simulation, or flight software.
• Experience in RPOD concepts, trajectories, and Kalman filtering.

Responsibilities

• Perform RPOD analyses for trajectories, safety gates, and RPOD requirements.
• Coordinate RPOD concepts of operations for multiple lunar missions.
• Decompose RPOD requirements across GN&C, mechanical, and mission systems.
• Support development of navigation sensor hardware/software designs.
• Develop verification and validation plans and tools.

Skills

RPOD design

Guidance and navigation

Flight software

Kalman filtering

Mathematical modeling

C++

Rust

Real-time embedded software

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

C++

Rust

Simulation tools

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle Area seeks a Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (RPOD) Design Engineer for Lunar Permanence. You will define RPOD concepts, support GN&C analyses, and plan verification across multiple lunar missions within a safety-driven culture.

Applicants should have strong knowledge in astrodynamics, relative navigation, and flight software, plus hands-on embedded software experience.