Senior GN&C Systems Engineer for Lunar Landing

Blue Origin LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 182,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior GN&C engineering leader to drive requirements, budgets, and verification for the Guidance Navigation and Control subsystem of the Lunar Permanence program. You will work across propulsion, structures, avionics, and vehicle systems teams to ensure coherent interfaces and reliable performance in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

You will develop and validate models, lead tests, and shape verification plans while communicating complex technical concepts

Qualifications

• MS degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering or related subject areas with at least 10 years of design experience.
• Experience in full development lifecycle of GN&C subsystem on at least one aerospace program.
• Experience in the development and analysis of GN&C algorithms.
• Demonstrated experience in development and testing of navigation sensors and control actuators.
• Demonstrated experience in implementation and testing of GN&C software and hardware.
• Solid system engineering and configuration management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and capable of planning and guiding complex technical work.
• Ability to perform in a dynamic, fast-paced, and driven work environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition of GN&C requirements, decomposition to component levels, and associated verification expectations.
• Manage GN&C technical budgets and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with other subsystems and spacecraft systems engineers to define subsystem boundaries and interfaces.
• Lead and perform analyses, simulations, and tests to verify component and subsystem specifications and requirements.
• Lead development of verification and validation plans to ensure software and hardware components and integrated subsystem perform as specified.
• Support the definition, development, and execution of simulations and tools necessary for verification of subsystem functionalities.
• Support the product team manager for updates to schedule, resources, cost, and risks.

Skills

GN&C engineering

Requirements derivation

System budgets

Analysis & simulations

Navigation sensors

Software/hardware integration

Cross-team collaboration

Verbal & written communication

Education

MS in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering

PhD in related field (desired)

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior GN&C engineering leader to drive requirements, budgets, and verification for the Guidance Navigation and Control subsystem of the Lunar Permanence program. You will work across propulsion, structures, avionics, and vehicle systems teams to ensure coherent interfaces and reliable performance in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

You will develop and validate models, lead tests, and shape verification plans while communicating complex technical concepts