Spaceflight GN&C Flight Controls Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled GN&C Flight Controls Engineer to design and implement control laws for spacecraft transitioning from Earth to the Moon. You will prototype algorithms, run trade studies, and collaborate cross-functionally to close system design boundaries and meet performance measures.

The role emphasizes C/C++, Rust, and Matlab-based development, with hands-on software integration and testing in high-fidelity environments.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering or Physics with 5+ years of experience or M.S. with 3+ years of experience.
• Established background in GN&C algorithm development specifically for flight and attitude control using classical and modern control methods.
• Knowledgeable in frequency domain analysis techniques.
• Robust understanding of controller stability derivatives and stability margins with respect to spacecraft dynamics, flexible body dynamics, and slosh dynamics.
• Demonstrated experience with control law design for aerospace vehicles.
• Demonstrated experience with control allocation to vehicle actuators.
• Familiarity with development of requirements, interfaces, trades and analyses for aerospace GN&C applications.
• Understand the relationship between attitude control, vehicle configuration, spacecraft dynamics, actuators, sensors, and automation.
• Hands-on development with C/C++.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Gitlab, Confluence, and JIRA.
• Strong grasp of software and data configuration management techniques and tools.
• Highly organized teammate with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and give to a culture of safety.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain control system algorithms for spacecraft operating sophisticated missions.
• Perform trade studies driving spacecraft maturity and mission design.
• Collaborate with propulsion, structures, fluids, and mechanisms to ensure system level design closure.
• Develop and maintain software for flight systems and simulation models.
• Integrate and test software in SIL and HIL environments.
• Implement controls algorithms and subsystem component models in an integrated 6-DOF simulation environment using Rust, C/C++, and Python.
• Develop toolsets for automated requirement, configuration, and performance analyses.
• Support internal and external reviews with data products and reports.

Skills

GN&C algorithms

C/C++ programming

Rust

Gitlab/Confluence/JIRA

Control theory

Matlab/State estimation

Education

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering or Physics

M.S./Ph.D. in Aerospace/Mechatronic/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Gitlab

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled GN&C Flight Controls Engineer to design and implement control laws for spacecraft transitioning from Earth to the Moon. You will prototype algorithms, run trade studies, and collaborate cross-functionally to close system design boundaries and meet performance measures.

The role emphasizes C/C++, Rust, and Matlab-based development, with hands-on software integration and testing in high-fidelity environments.