Blue Origin · 16 hours ago
MK2 Crew Lander GN&C Hardware Engineer L2 – Lunar Permanence
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$98K/yr - $137K/yrBlue Origin is a company envisioning millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The MK2 Crew Lander GN&C Hardware Engineer L2 role involves contributing to the development and testing of GN&C sensors for lunar landers, supporting the full design life cycle, and ensuring the safety and performance of spaceflight hardware.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development of GN&C hardware requirements from system level specifications with flow downs to subsystem and component levels, and companion verification methods
Support the design of the GN&C hardware configuration with design studies, and execute sensor performance trades
Contribute to the procurement, vendor coordination, delivery, acceptance, installation, verification, validation, qualification, and certification of the navigation hardware
Guide and perform testing and analyses such as flight tests, thermal vacuum tests, vibration tests, etc. to validate top-level system specifications and requirements, and to establish performance specifications of the sensors
Support the test and verification campaign of the GN&C hardware
Support the development and execution of component-level navigation test programs, including sensor characterization, sensor modeling, and integrated on-vehicle testing
Support hardware-in-the-loop testing, on-vehicle functional testing, and flight testing
Qualification
Required
B.S. or M.S. and confirmed experience in engineering or related field, preference for Aerospace and Electrical engineering
Validated experience with at least one or more of the following GN&C hardware: Inertial navigation units (gyros and accelerometers), Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, star-trackers, and/or, EO/IR sensors
Experience in integration and test support
Operational knowledge of inertial and relative navigation sensors
Demonstrated experience in verification and test of navigation systems
Proficiency in creation of avionics requirements and procurement specifications
Experience with spacecraft avionics communications protocols (RS-422, Spacewire, etc.)
Preferred
Ph.D. in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent
Shown experience in development of spacecraft GN&C systems or spacecraft avionics systems
Experience in sensor procurement
Experience in designing, building, testing, or flying space vehicles
Knowledge in the development of planetary spacecraft navigation
Experience in spaceflight avionics
Experience in hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Experience in flight test of spacecraft navigation or avionics
Experience with radiation testing and analysis, both cumulative dose damage and single event effects
Experience with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing
Experience with metrology (position and alignment measurements)
Experience with lab test equipment (power supplies, meters, scopes, data acquisition, etc.)
Experience with generation of interface control drawings (ICDs)
Proven system engineering and configuration leadership skills
Experience with Windchill, Jama, and DOORS Next Generation
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
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
Founded in 2000
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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