Senior GN&C Hardware Responsible Engineer

Blue Origin Spacecraft Development Engineer

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

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 will take ownership of the procurement, development, analysis, test, and verification, of the GN&C sensors for the Transporter vehicle. You will support the full design life cycle of navigation sensor development, analysis, modeling, simulation, testing, and flight. You will work closely with GN&C engineers and other teams such as software, systems engineering, configuration & data management and Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T), to ensure that the GNC hardware components meet the requirements and perform as expected.

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

Responsibilities:

• Own the development, analysis, simulation, verification and validation of subsystem hardware requirements for GN&C sensors and supporting electronics, with flow downs to subsystem and component levels.
• Support the design of the navigation and control architecture, hardware configuration with design studies, and execute sensor performance trades
• Conduct safety analysis of hardware at the subsystem and component level. This includes conducting Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Own the procurement, vendor coordination, delivery, acceptance, installation, verification, validation, qualification, and certification of the navigation hardware
• Work closely with GN&C systems engineering, software, flight dynamics, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure seamless integration and performance of GNC hardware in the overall system.
• Support the development and validation of GN&C sensor simulation models.
• Work with other hardware groups within the organization to procure and/or develop GN&C sensors.
• Conduct trade studies to optimize component selection for subsystem performance, cost, and schedule.
• Develop test plans and procedures to test the performance of GN&C sensors at individual component and integrated subsystem level.
• Prepare and maintain detailed hardware documentation, including specifications, ICDs, BOMs, assembly drawings, and technical reports.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for GNC hardware failures or anomalies encountered during development, test, or flight.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical subject area
• 7+ years of confirmed experience with spacecraft/satellite hardware development and/or execution, hardware ownership (responsible engineer), or hardware qualification and/or acceptance testing, i.e. IMUs, star trackers, GPS systems, rendezvous and proximity operations electro-optical sensors, etc.
• Experience in sensor procurement, integration, and test support
• Operational knowledge of inertial and relative navigation sensors
• Proficiency in creation of avionics requirements and procurement specifications
• Experience with analytical and scripting tools, e.g. Matlab, LabView, Python
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, standards and technical requirements
• Ability to perform data analysis and reduction and present technical information in a clear and compelling visual format
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical subject area
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or system integration labs (SIL)
• Experience with software development languages such as C/C++ or Rust
• Experience in verification, validation and test of embedded software and hardware systems for flight critical applications.
• Experience selecting and sourcing radiation-hardened components
• Experience with spacecraft avionics communications protocols (RS-422, Spacewire, etc.)

Compensation Range for: CO applicants is $139,979.00-$195,969.90; WA applicants is $152,235.00-$213,127.95 Other site ranges may differ

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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. Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays. Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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