Senior Flight Controls Engineer – Spacecraft GN&C

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) match

PTO

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence team seeks an experienced GN&C engineer to develop and test flight control laws for the MK1 Lunar Lander. You will prototype algorithms, run trade studies, and validate through 6-DOF simulations, collaborating across propulsion, structures, and mechanisms to ensure robust system interfaces and performance.

Ideal candidates have strong hands-on experience with Simulink and C/C++, plus Python, and a track record in guidance and control for aerospace vehicles.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering (or MS preferred) with 12+ years of experience or MS with 10+ years.
• Deep knowledge of astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, attitude kinematics and dynamics.
• Background in GN&C algorithm development for flight and attitude control using classical and modern methods.
• Familiar with frequency domain analysis techniques.
• Understanding of attitude control, spacecraft dynamics, actuators, sensors, and automation.
• Hands-on development with Simulink and C/C++.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Gitlab, Confluence, and JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain flight control algorithms for spacecraft in complex missions.
• Implement control algorithms and models in a 6-DOF simulation environment using Simulink, C/C++, and Python.
• Conduct trade studies for spacecraft and mission design.
• Collaborate across subsystems to ensure system-level design closure.
• Develop and maintain software for flight systems and simulations.
• Integrate and test software in SIL and HIL environments.
• Create toolsets for automated requirements, configuration, and performance analyses.
• Support reviews with data products and reports.

Skills

Aerospace Eng

Flight Controls

GN&C

C/C++

Simulink

Python

Gitlab

Confluence

JIRA

Education

B.S. Aerospace Eng

M.S. Aerospace Eng

Tools

Simulink

C/C++

Python

Gitlab

Job description

Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence team seeks an experienced GN&C engineer to develop and test flight control laws for the MK1 Lunar Lander. You will prototype algorithms, run trade studies, and validate through 6-DOF simulations, collaborating across propulsion, structures, and mechanisms to ensure robust system interfaces and performance.

Ideal candidates have strong hands-on experience with Simulink and C/C++, plus Python, and a track record in guidance and control for aerospace vehicles.