Senior GN&C Systems Engineer - Lunar Landers

Blue Origin LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a spacecraft GN&C engineer to contribute to the Guidance, Navigation, and Control subsystem of the Lunar Permanence program. You will derive subsystem requirements, perform analyses and trade studies, and maintain budgets and performance metrics while coordinating with propulsion, structures, and dynamics teams.

You will apply technical leadership and rigorous engineering practices to verify software and hardware components and ensure safe, reliable spaceflight delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering.
• Experience in full development lifecycle of GN&C subsystem on at least one aerospace program.
• Experience in 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.
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships.

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 will perform as specified
• Support the definition, development, and execution of simulations and tools for verification of subsystem functionalities.
• Support providing updates to schedule, resources, cost, and risks

Skills

GN&C experience

spacecraft navigation

system engineering

communication skills

writing skills

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical

MS/PhD in related field

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a spacecraft GN&C engineer to contribute to the Guidance, Navigation, and Control subsystem of the Lunar Permanence program. You will derive subsystem requirements, perform analyses and trade studies, and maintain budgets and performance metrics while coordinating with propulsion, structures, and dynamics teams.

You will apply technical leadership and rigorous engineering practices to verify software and hardware components and ensure safe, reliable spaceflight delivery.