Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

As part of a hardworking team of spacecraft development engineers, you develop and deliver on-board autonomy algorithms, control algorithms, and flight software. You will be responsible for the derivation and development of autonomy requirements, analysis, algorithms, flight software, integration, test, verification, and validation. In this role, you will use your experience in the implementation of on-board autonomy and mechanical, thermal, fluid, and gaseous control systems.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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 and spacecraft systems engineers to support the development of low- and high-fidelity plant models.

• Build control code in Simulink to support autocoding to target.

• Support the development, and execution of simulations and tools required for verification of functionalities.

• Use MATLAB and Simulink to analyze, unit test, and verify control and autonomy algorithms.

• Support verification and testing, ensuring the subsystem complies to its requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering

• Applied industry experience and/or M.S. or Ph.D. focused on development of spacecraft autonomy and controls

• Proven experience in modeling and simulation autonomy and controls operations

• Familiarity with flight management, guidance, control, navigation, and astrodynamics fundamentals

• Experience in MATLAB and Simulink

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. or PhD in aerospace engineering or related technical field

• Experience in development and implementation of real-time embedded control solutions

• Experience in full lifecycle development of GN&C and/or Autonomy on spacecraft

• Experience developing embedded control systems for complex aerospace systems

• Experience designing, evaluating, and simulating state machines

• Experience in Stateflow

• Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA

• Familiarity with DO-178, DO-160, and DO-254 or similar guidelines

Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70 CO applicants is $119,814.00 - $167,738.55 WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Dont meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits

• Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.