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Blue Origin · 21 hours ago

MK2 Crew Lander GN&C Hardware Engineer L2 – Lunar Permanence

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$98K/yr - $137K/yr

Blue Origin is a company dedicated to developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The MK2 Crew Lander GN&C Hardware Engineer will contribute to the procurement, development, analysis, test, and verification of GN&C sensors for Lunar Permanence, supporting the full design life cycle of navigation sensor development.

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

GN&C hardware experienceAerospace engineeringNavigation sensor developmentIntegrationTest supportAvionics requirements creationSpacecraft avionics protocolsCommitment to qualityLeadership skillsProblem-solving skillsCollaboration skills

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

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.