Senior GN&C Systems Engineer, Lunar Mission

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 144,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence team seeks a spacecraft development engineer to contribute to GN&C subsystem requirements and verification. You will work with vehicle systems, propulsion, structures, and dynamics teams to ensure integration and performance.

The role emphasizes analyses, simulations, and tests, including hardware-in-the-loop, to validate subsystem functionality. Strong communication and leadership are essential in our fast-paced, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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 development and analysis of GN&C algorithms.
• Experience in development and testing of navigation sensors and control actuators.
• Experience in implementation and testing of GN&C software and hardware.
• Strong system engineering and configuration management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and able to guide complex technical work.
• Ability to perform in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop GN&C requirements with flow-downs to components and verification methods.
• Manage technical budgets and performance metrics.
• Collaborate across subsystems to define boundaries and interfaces.
• Perform analyses, simulations, and tests to verify specs.
• Develop verification and validation plans for software and hardware.
• Support simulations and tools for subsystem verification.
• Provide updates on schedule, resources, cost, and risks.

Skills

GN&C algorithms

Navigation sensors

Control actuators

Systems engineering

Configuration management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Project planning

Education

Bachelors in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical or related

MS/PhD in related field

Tools

GN&C software

Hardware-in-the-loop

Job description

Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence team seeks a spacecraft development engineer to contribute to GN&C subsystem requirements and verification. You will work with vehicle systems, propulsion, structures, and dynamics teams to ensure integration and performance.

The role emphasizes analyses, simulations, and tests, including hardware-in-the-loop, to validate subsystem functionality. Strong communication and leadership are essential in our fast-paced, safety-focused environment.