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Blue Origin · 1 day ago

Blue Ring Senior Mission Design Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$157K/yr - $220K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is focused on developing reusable and safe space vehicles and systems. The Senior Mission Design Engineer will lead trajectory design and optimization for ambitious space missions, ensuring successful maneuvering during live operations and developing advanced software tools.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Pioneer Advanced Algorithms: Develop breakthrough trajectory optimization methods for geostationary, cislunar, and heliocentric missions

Lead Live Mission Operations: Design and execute critical maneuvers during actual flight operations with real-time decision making

Build Next-Generation Tools: Create sophisticated maneuver design software in Python, Julia, and Monte toolkit

Enable Mission Success: Perform Monte Carlo analysis ensuring robust mission performance across broad operational scenarios

Drive Innovation: Develop and validate cutting-edge maneuvering algorithms for our flight dynamics systems

Shape Mission Architecture: Support conceptual studies and proposals that define the future of space exploration

Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work closely with navigation teams on operational readiness and system integration

Deliver Excellence: Present results and support critical design reviews using Agile development methodologies

Qualification

Trajectory optimizationAstrodynamicsFlight dynamics softwarePythonSatellite mission designMonte Carlo analysisElectric propulsionAgile methodologiesCommunication skillsLeadership experience

Required

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields

5+ years of proven experience focused in satellite mission design

Experience performing spacecraft maneuvering in flight operations

Strong fundamentals in astrodynamics, high-thrust trajectory optimization, and low-thrust trajectory optimization

Experience in developing flight dynamics software

Applied experience in navigation tools such as Monte, STK/ODTK, FreeFlyer, Copernicus, or GMAT

Experience in at least one of the following languages: Python, Julia, or C++

Demonstrated knowledge of the mission design lifecycle from conceptualization through operational flight

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields

Leadership experience in satellite maneuver operations

Experience using the Monte software package

Experience with electric propulsion satellite missions

Understanding of how to formulate the solution to indirect and direct optimal control algorithms

Experience with the development of trajectory design and optimization software

Experience defining, planning, and documenting ConOps for spacecraft missions

Experience in development of spacecraft through the full engineering lifecycle

Experience working on and effectively communicating with a distributed team

Experience with DevOps processes including configuration control, continuous development and deployment workflows, Agile methodologies, software code review

Previous experience with software development tooling such as Jira, git, Jenkins, Docker and at least one IDE

Recognized expert in the community through conference and/or peer reviewed articles

Active or ability to acquire Active Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance with Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with polygraph preferred