GN&C Systems Engineer II

About the role

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities

• Support early feasibility studies, subsystem architecture development, definition of subsystem and component trade space, and concept of operations
• Derive and develop subsystem requirements, perform analyses and trades to validate requirements, and maintain subsystem specification, budgets and performance metrics
• Collaborate with other subsystems and spacecraft systems engineers to support define subsystem boundaries and interfaces
• Support the definition, development, and execution of simulations and tools necessary for verification of subsystem functionalities
• Support verification and testing, ensuring the subsystem complies to its requirements
• Develop and integrate multidisciplinary models for a multi-vehicle simulation using Simulink and C/C++
• Develop and integrate multidisciplinary models for a multi-vehicle simulation using Simulink and C/C++
• Develop and integrate multidisciplinary models for a multi-vehicle simulation using Simulink and C/C++

Requirements

• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering
• Applied industry experience and/or M.S. or Ph.D. focused on development of requirements, interfaces, trades and analyses for GN&C subsystems
• Experience in modeling GN&C components, and analyzing performance of GN&C subsystem or components via simulation, testing, or analytical methods
• Understands relationship between GN&C, vehicle sizing, and vehicle automation
• Knowledge in control, navigation, and astrodynamics fundamentals
• Experience in C/C++
• Experience designing and evaluating Monte Carlo simulations, hardware-in-the-loop, and software-in-the-loop testing
• Experience in configuration and product data management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Benefits

• 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%
• 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

Pay

Base Pay Range For CO applicants is $98,208.00 - $137,491.20 WA applicants is $107,136.00 - $149,990.40 Other Site Ranges May Differ

Schedule

Not specified