BLUE ORIGIN este o companie din domeniul aerospațial și al apărării, axată pe explorarea spațiului și dezvoltarea unor vehicule de lansare reutilizabile. Fondată de Jeff Bezos, compania își propune să extindă activitatea umană în spațiu, contribuind în același timp la protejarea Pământului prin căutarea unor noi surse de energie și materiale și prin mutarea industriilor dincolo de planetă. Sistemele sale parțial și complet reutilizabile sunt concepute pentru clienți civili, comerciali și din domeniul apărării, cu accent pe siguranță și pe accesul eficient din punct de vedere al costurilor la spațiu.
Senior GN&C Systems Engineer, Lunar Permanence
Lead guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) systems engineering for Blue Origin’s lunar lander, including requirements, verification, and performance. Support NASA’s Human Landing System program and development of permanent lunar transportation infrastructure.
Descriere
- Define GN&C requirements, break them down to component level, and set verification expectations.
- Manage GN&C technical budgets and performance measures.
- Work with subsystem and spacecraft systems engineers to establish subsystem boundaries and interfaces.
- Lead analyses, simulations, and tests—including component and hardware-in-the-loop testing—to verify specifications and requirements.
- Develop verification and validation plans for software, hardware, and the integrated subsystem.
- Help define, develop, and run simulations and tools to verify subsystem functionality.
- Provide the product team manager with updates on schedule, resources, cost, and risk.
- Coordinate with vehicle systems engineering, propulsion, structures, and avionics teams to deliver vehicle performance objectives.
- Work directly with NASA on the Human Landing System program.
- Contribute to Blue Origin’s lunar transportation system.
Cerințe
- Master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of design experience.
- Experience across the full development lifecycle of a GN&C subsystem on at least one aerospace program.
- Experience developing and analyzing GN&C algorithms.
- Demonstrated experience developing and testing navigation sensors and control actuators.
- Demonstrated experience implementing and testing GN&C software and hardware.
- Strong systems engineering and configuration management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to plan and guide complex technical work.
- Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted U.S. refugee or asylee status.
- Must pass Blue Origin’s standard background check.
- Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision.
- Preferred: Ph.D. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Preferred: Experience leading the full development lifecycle of a GN&C subsystem.
- Preferred: Advanced knowledge of planetary spacecraft GN&C systems.
- Preferred: Knowledge and experience developing descent and landing software for planetary missions.
Beneficii
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and supplemental life insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) plan with company match up to 5%.
- Education support program.
- Stock options for regular employees scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year, based on scheduled weekly hours.
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Benefits and bonuses may vary based on role type, job level, individual contributions, company results, or other factors at the company’s discretion.