Senior Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k) match

PTO

Company holidays

Stock options

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking an experienced engineer to design, validate, and upgrade the simulation infrastructure used to train launch crews for New Glenn. You will work on real-time software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop models, and collaborate across guidance, control, aerodynamics, propulsion, and mechanical teams.

The role combines software development with hands-on design, development, and test tasks in a fast-paced environment, requiring leadership, detailed attention, and

Qualifications

• Educational and work experience: Bachelor's degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, or mechanical engineering, physics, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of dynamic modeling, including multi-body dynamics, gas dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics.
• Experience with Windows, Linux, Python, real time operating systems, serial communications, IP networking, and embedded systems.
• Strong software and model development skills, particularly in MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python.
• Highly organized and capable of cross‑functional collaboration across domains.
• Hands‑on experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing and test development.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, implement, and revise software design and programming of mathematical models for training and procedure development.
• Develop and implement simulation architectures for real-time SIL and HIL testing.
• Develop and maintain model documentation and databooks.
• Document and assist engineers across the company in developing products to implement Blue’s simulations.
• Support systems analysis with cross‑functional collaboration on system‑level decisions.
• Assist in developing verification and validation procedures for model products.
• Support development and execution of component‑level test programs including on‑site testing and post‑test analysis.
• Support launch crew trainings by preparing and operating the simulator during training sessions.

Skills

Dynamic modeling

Multi‑body dynamics

Gas dynamics

MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape

C/C++

Python

Windows

Linux

Real-time systems

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, or mechanical engineering, physics, or related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking an experienced engineer to design, validate, and upgrade the simulation infrastructure used to train launch crews for New Glenn. You will work on real-time software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop models, and collaborate across guidance, control, aerodynamics, propulsion, and mechanical teams.

The role combines software development with hands-on design, development, and test tasks in a fast-paced environment, requiring leadership, detailed attention, and