Senior Spacecraft Controls Engineer - Attitude & Actuators

Blue Origin LLC; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead the design, integration, and qualification of reaction wheels and momentum-management systems. You will oversee motor-control solutions, embedded software, FPGA development, and real-time control architectures across the full product lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership in system integration, test procedures, and verification, with a strong focus on safety and reliability for spaceflight hardware.

Qualifications

• 15+ years designing reaction wheel assemblies or spacecraft actuator systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, requirements, design, test, and qualification of reaction wheels and momentum-control systems.

Skills

Control algorithms

Embedded software

FPGA development

Motor control

Real-time systems

C/C++

System integration

Python/Matlab

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Aerospace/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

Tools

TI DSP

Xilinx

MicroBlaze

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead the design, integration, and qualification of reaction wheels and momentum-management systems. You will oversee motor-control solutions, embedded software, FPGA development, and real-time control architectures across the full product lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership in system integration, test procedures, and verification, with a strong focus on safety and reliability for spaceflight hardware.