RPOD Design Engineer - Spacecraft Guidance & Docking

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced RPOD engineer to define Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking concepts for lunar missions. You will develop navigation, GN&C analyses, and verification strategies, collaborating across hardware, software and mission teams to ensure safety and reliability of RPOD operations.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in RPOD design with hands-on embedded software in C++ or Rust, strong astrodynamics knowledge, and a track record in high-fidelity test environments. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in guidance, navigation, control, or flight software.
• Solid knowledge of astrodynamics and relative motion of space objects.
• 7+ years designing and implementing RPOD systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze trajectories, safety gates, corridors, and RPOD operation requirements.
• Coordinate RPOD concepts of operations for multiple Lunar missions.
• Decompose RPOD requirements across GN&C, mechanical, and mission systems.
• Develop performance requirements for relative navigation sensors and software.
• Formulate navigation estimation methods and filtering techniques.
• Lead RPOD V&V activities including flight demonstrations.
• Create fault-detection capabilities and verification tools.
• Analyze ground and flight test data to identify root causes.

Skills

Guidance

Navigation

Control

Simulation

Flight software

C++

Rust

Real-time embedded

Astrodynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering

Tools

C++

Rust

NASA NPR 7150.2D

DO-178C

Trick/JEOD/cFS

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced RPOD engineer to define Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking concepts for lunar missions. You will develop navigation, GN&C analyses, and verification strategies, collaborating across hardware, software and mission teams to ensure safety and reliability of RPOD operations.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in RPOD design with hands-on embedded software in C++ or Rust, strong astrodynamics knowledge, and a track record in high-fidelity test environments. U.S.