Senior GN&C Systems Engineer for Lunar Missions

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Education Support Program

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a spacecraft systems engineer to contribute to the GN&C subsystem development for the Lunar Permanence program. You will derive requirements, perform analyses, and coordinate with propulsion, structures, and dynamics teams to meet performance targets.

This role emphasizes rigorous verification, simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop testing, plus creating budgets, schedules, and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering or related subject areas.
• 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

• Develop GN&C requirements with flow downs to component levels and companion verification methods. Support system and subsystem analyses needed to develop requirements
• Manage technical budgets and performance metrics
• Collaborate with other subsystems and spacecraft systems engineers to define subsystem boundaries and interfaces
• Perform analyses, simulations, and tests (including component and hardware-in-the-loop) to verify component and subsystem specifications and requirements
• Develop verification and validation plans to ensure software and hardware components, and the integrated subsystem will perform as specified to meet system and subsystem requirements
• Support providing updates to schedule, resources, cost, and risks

Skills

GN&C subsystem

Aerospace engineering

System engineering

Nav sensors

Software testing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering

MS/PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering

Job description

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a spacecraft systems engineer to contribute to the GN&C subsystem development for the Lunar Permanence program. You will derive requirements, perform analyses, and coordinate with propulsion, structures, and dynamics teams to meet performance targets.

This role emphasizes rigorous verification, simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop testing, plus creating budgets, schedules, and risk assessments.