Space Safety & Sustainability Modeling Engineer

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Cupertino, CA is seeking an experienced space-systems modeler to own analytical models underpinning debris risk, survivability, and collision avoidance for a constellation-scale program. You will build tools in MATLAB/Python, integrate with propulsion, power, and orbital mechanics teams, and contribute to regulatory filings and design decisions.

You will work on MMOD environments, demise analysis, and long-range debris forecasting, collaborating with cross-disciplinary engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, astrodynamics, physics, mechanical engineering, or equivalent technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in orbital debris analysis, spacecraft survivability, collision avoidance, or related disciplines.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python for scientific computing; ability to develop and maintain engineering analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of the MMOD environment and debris models; experience applying them to risk assessment.
• Familiarity with re‑entry demise analysis methodology and tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, own, and maintain MMOD environment and impact risk models to inform vehicle design.
• Develop demise and re-entry survivability models and assess against demisability requirements.
• Develop collision probability models and conjunction analysis tools for full constellation scale.
• Build and maintain validated analytic tools in MATLAB and/or Python; ensure reproducibility for trade studies.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to translate model outputs into design requirements.

Skills

MATLAB/Python

MMOD analysis

Conjunction assessment

Regulatory submissions

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's in aerospace/physics/ME

Tools

ORDEM

DAS

Job description

Blue Origin in Cupertino, CA is seeking an experienced space-systems modeler to own analytical models underpinning debris risk, survivability, and collision avoidance for a constellation-scale program. You will build tools in MATLAB/Python, integrate with propulsion, power, and orbital mechanics teams, and contribute to regulatory filings and design decisions.

You will work on MMOD environments, demise analysis, and long-range debris forecasting, collaborating with cross-disciplinary engineers