Senior Spacecraft Autonomy Engineer - Onboard Controls

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks a spacecraft autonomy and controls engineer to derive autonomy requirements, build Simulink control code, and verify flight software for lunar transport systems.

You will collaborate with GN&C teams, develop plant models, and use MATLAB/Simulink to analyze, test, and validate algorithms for safe human spaceflight.

Strong communication, a solid engineering foundation, and U.S. eligibility are required for this role.

Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering required.
• MS/PhD with focus on spacecraft autonomy and controls preferred.
• Experience modeling and simulating autonomy and controls operations.
• Familiarity with flight management, guidance, control, navigation, and astrodynamics.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Derive and develop autonomy requirements, perform analyses and trades to validate requirements, and maintain subsystem specification and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with GN&C and other subsystems to support plant models development.
• Build control code in Simulink to support autocoding to target.
• Support simulations and tools for verification of functionalities.
• Use MATLAB/Simulink to analyze, unit test, and verify control and autonomy algorithms.
• Support verification and testing, ensuring subsystem compliance with requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Aerospace fundamentals

Education

B.S. in aerospace/ mechanical/ electrical engineering

M.S. or Ph.D. in spacecraft autonomy/ controls

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks a spacecraft autonomy and controls engineer to derive autonomy requirements, build Simulink control code, and verify flight software for lunar transport systems.

You will collaborate with GN&C teams, develop plant models, and use MATLAB/Simulink to analyze, test, and validate algorithms for safe human spaceflight.

Strong communication, a solid engineering foundation, and U.S. eligibility are required for this role.