Senior Onboard Autonomous Navigation Engineer

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 173,466 - 242,851; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year

Job summary

Blue Origin in Reston, Virginia is looking for a Principal Autonomous Navigation Engineer to lead the development of autonomous navigation capabilities for deep space missions. You will integrate optical and radiometric techniques into a coherent navigation architecture.

The ideal candidate should have a Master's in Aerospace Engineering and 10+ years of experience in spacecraft navigation. This role offers opportunities to influence future lunar and Mars missions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven experience in spacecraft navigation or related astrodynamics disciplines.
• Experience with optical navigation techniques.
• Demonstrated experience developing orbit determination algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture for onboard autonomous orbit determination.
• Lead the development of optical and radiometric measurement processing.
• Mentor navigation engineers to establish best practices.

Skills

Spacecraft navigation

Orbit determination

Optical navigation techniques

Radiometric navigation techniques

Astrodynamics fundamentals

Communication skills

Education

M.S. in Aerospace Engineering or related fields

Tools

Monte

STK/ODTK

FreeFlyer

GMAT

Python

Julia

C++

Job description

Blue Origin in Reston, Virginia is looking for a Principal Autonomous Navigation Engineer to lead the development of autonomous navigation capabilities for deep space missions. You will integrate optical and radiometric techniques into a coherent navigation architecture.

The ideal candidate should have a Master's in Aerospace Engineering and 10+ years of experience in spacecraft navigation. This role offers opportunities to influence future lunar and Mars missions.