Blue Origin LLC
Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer I - Early Career & New Graduate Rotation
Blue Origin LLC, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
We offer two pathways for full-time employment (please indicate your preference in your application):Direct Hire: Multiple positions available across our Business Units. You will be matched with an appropriate engineering team based on your skillset and experience and our current business needs. New Graduate Rotation Program: This one-year development program enables you to expand your engineering skillset through a variety of hands-on experience and mentorship. Throughout your three four-month rotations, you'll explore a variety of fields supporting our business units: New Shepard, New Glenn, Blue Engines, Lunar Permanence, In-Space Systems, Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering, and Operations. Upon completing this uniquely personalized program, you'll collaborate with the Program Manager to determine the best team fit for your ongoing career.We prioritize placing early career engineers in locations where they can be co-located with their team and the relevant hardware they support. The primary locations for this role are listed below. Please indicate in the application where you would be willing to be located. **Responsibilities include but are not limited to:**
guidance, navigation, controls, autonomy, avionics, simulation, mission design, trajectory optimization, system test, aero sciences, mission design, trajectory optimization, and systems engineering.Design, analyze, develop and verify guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) software for spaceflight systems.
Perform system analyses, including simulations and Monte-Carlo, to satisfy specifications and requirements and to drive system-level architectural decisions. Specific duties are subject to our business unit objectives.
**Qualifications:**Demonstrated knowledge in designing and testing control systems for aerospace vehicles or mechanical and fluidic subsystems. Practical experience in guidance, navigation, and controls algorithm development and analysis for aerospace or mobile robotic applications. Strong software and model development skills, particularly in MATLAB/Simulink, and C/C++. Relevant internship/co-op and/or hands-on experience that demonstrate development of both technical skills as well as leadership qualities.Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion.Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs.
Self-driven with the ability to seek out requirements with minimal direction.Knowledge of multi-body dynamics, flexible body dynamics, gas and fluid dynamics and thermodynamics. Experience with modeling electro-mechanical, hydraulic and electrical subsystems. Experience anchoring/fitting first principles models to test data or high-fidelity external simulations using system identification or other numerical methods.* Experience with Spacecraft Systems EngineeringExperience developing and verifying physical models for the purpose of control design, component sizing, and system performance evaluation.Experience with Monte Carlo simulation testing.Experience supporting flight testing or launch operations Experience supporting component level testing and/or flight testing. Ability to continuously manage risk and become comfortable with lean software development techniques Proven system engineering, configuration management skills.* Experience with Verification and ValidationExperience with Python and Linux environments. We are solving challenging, new problems and we need people to represent a wide variety of perspectives. Experience in aerospace is not a requirement. We value broad academic and industry experiences such as Tech, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Automotive, and more.When you apply, include your internship, co-curricular and research experience in your resume. Please also include the relevant programming languages you have used in these settings. If you haven’t yet used a tool in a professional setting, please include relevant coursework that demonstrates your preparation for these roles.* Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check* Required for Certain Job Profiles:
Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation* Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.* Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical* 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.Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space. #J-18808-Ljbffr
guidance, navigation, controls, autonomy, avionics, simulation, mission design, trajectory optimization, system test, aero sciences, mission design, trajectory optimization, and systems engineering.Design, analyze, develop and verify guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) software for spaceflight systems.
Perform system analyses, including simulations and Monte-Carlo, to satisfy specifications and requirements and to drive system-level architectural decisions. Specific duties are subject to our business unit objectives.
**Qualifications:**Demonstrated knowledge in designing and testing control systems for aerospace vehicles or mechanical and fluidic subsystems. Practical experience in guidance, navigation, and controls algorithm development and analysis for aerospace or mobile robotic applications. Strong software and model development skills, particularly in MATLAB/Simulink, and C/C++. Relevant internship/co-op and/or hands-on experience that demonstrate development of both technical skills as well as leadership qualities.Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion.Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs.
Self-driven with the ability to seek out requirements with minimal direction.Knowledge of multi-body dynamics, flexible body dynamics, gas and fluid dynamics and thermodynamics. Experience with modeling electro-mechanical, hydraulic and electrical subsystems. Experience anchoring/fitting first principles models to test data or high-fidelity external simulations using system identification or other numerical methods.* Experience with Spacecraft Systems EngineeringExperience developing and verifying physical models for the purpose of control design, component sizing, and system performance evaluation.Experience with Monte Carlo simulation testing.Experience supporting flight testing or launch operations Experience supporting component level testing and/or flight testing. Ability to continuously manage risk and become comfortable with lean software development techniques Proven system engineering, configuration management skills.* Experience with Verification and ValidationExperience with Python and Linux environments. We are solving challenging, new problems and we need people to represent a wide variety of perspectives. Experience in aerospace is not a requirement. We value broad academic and industry experiences such as Tech, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Automotive, and more.When you apply, include your internship, co-curricular and research experience in your resume. Please also include the relevant programming languages you have used in these settings. If you haven’t yet used a tool in a professional setting, please include relevant coursework that demonstrates your preparation for these roles.* Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check* Required for Certain Job Profiles:
Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation* Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.* Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical* 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.Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space. #J-18808-Ljbffr