Senior Motion Control Engineer — Space Systems

Blue Origin; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 111,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Occasional travel

Technical assessment during interviews

Job summary

Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin company, Colorado location, seeks a technically brilliant individual to join the Motion Control team. You will develop control algorithms and simulations, assist with system verification of hardware, and work across disciplines to deliver reliable motion control solutions for NASA, defense, and commercial programs.

The role emphasizes closed-loop control architectures, model validation, and collaboration with engineers and customers to ensure performance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Deep understanding of motors, gearing, sensors, and motion control methodologies.
• Experience building and validating dynamic models and simulations in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with PID tuning, state-space control, and frequency-domain analysis.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop closed-loop control systems and algorithms across motors, sensors, structures and drive electronics.
• Present technical content to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Correlate model simulations with real-world test results.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system-level performance issues during development, integration, and test.
• Generate design reviews, test plans, and technical reports.

Skills

Motors & motion control

MATLAB/Simulink

Control system design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Master’s in Control Systems or Mechatronics

Tools

C/C++

RTOS

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin company, Colorado location, seeks a technically brilliant individual to join the Motion Control team. You will develop control algorithms and simulations, assist with system verification of hardware, and work across disciplines to deliver reliable motion control solutions for NASA, defense, and commercial programs.

The role emphasizes closed-loop control architectures, model validation, and collaboration with engineers and customers to ensure performance and