Senior GN&C Engineer: Spaceflight Guidance & Control

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Paid parental leave

Short/long-term disability

Stock options for regular employees

Paid time off (up to 4 weeks) and 14+

Job summary

Blue Origin in Los Angeles region seeks a seasoned Guidance, Navigation, and Control engineer to own full lifecycle development of GN&C algorithms for the New Glenn vehicle. You will design, implement, and verify flight software in a safety-critical environment, collaborating across teams to ensure robust performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on algorithm design in Simulink, C/C++ implementation, and rigorous testing, including Monte Carlo studies and hardware-in-the-loop validation. U.S.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years experience developing G&C software for aerospace, automotive, or other safety-critical applications.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink for algorithm design and analysis.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop guidance and control algorithms for New Glenn flight control.
• Sequence mission activities and vehicle system commands.
• Develop GN&C requirements with flow downs to subsystem and software levels, including companion verification methods.
• Build guidance and control algorithms in Simulink to support auto-code generation to target.
• Implement hand-coded flight software in C/C++ where appropriate.
• Conduct stability and performance assessments including development of linear and nonlinear models.
• Perform Monte Carlo simulation campaigns to characterize algorithm performance and robustness across dispersed environments.
• Author and execute unit tests, ensure code coverage standards, and support formal verification activities.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop integration and test campaigns.
• Validate plant models and algorithm performance using test and flight data.
• Coordinate cross-team vehicle-level analyses and trade studies.
• Lead root cause investigations and peer reviews of GN&C products.

Skills

Guidance & control software

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++ flight software

US citizenship or work eligibility

Education

BS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Simulink

C/C++ development

Job description

Blue Origin in Los Angeles region seeks a seasoned Guidance, Navigation, and Control engineer to own full lifecycle development of GN&C algorithms for the New Glenn vehicle. You will design, implement, and verify flight software in a safety-critical environment, collaborating across teams to ensure robust performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on algorithm design in Simulink, C/C++ implementation, and rigorous testing, including Monte Carlo studies and hardware-in-the-loop validation. U.S.