Space Autonomy Engineer III - Flight Controls & Simulink

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin in the Greater Seattle Area is seeking a Flight Autonomy Engineer III to develop and deliver on-board autonomy algorithms, control algorithms, and flight software for lunar systems.

You will derive autonomy requirements, build models, and collaborate across subsystems, applying MATLAB/Simulink and state machines to verify functionalities and ensure safe mission operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in aerospace engineering or related field preferred.
• Experience modeling/autonomy and controls for spacecraft recommended.
• Familiarity with GN&C fundamentals and flight dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Derive and develop autonomy requirements; validate via analyses and metrics.
• Collaborate with GN&C and subsystems to develop plant models.
• Build control code in Simulink to support autocoding to target.
• Develop simulations and tools for verification of functionalities.
• Use MATLAB/Simulink to analyze, test, and verify control/autonomy algorithms.
• Support verification and testing to ensure compliance with requirements.

Skills

Autonomy and controls modeling

GN&C familiarity

State estimation / control theory

MATLAB

Simulink

Stateflow

Embedded control systems

Communication skills

Education

BS in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering

MS or PhD in aerospace engineering or related field

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Stateflow

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Blue Origin in the Greater Seattle Area is seeking a Flight Autonomy Engineer III to develop and deliver on-board autonomy algorithms, control algorithms, and flight software for lunar systems.

You will derive autonomy requirements, build models, and collaborate across subsystems, applying MATLAB/Simulink and state machines to verify functionalities and ensure safe mission operations.