Senior GN&C Hardware Responsible Engineer

Blue Origin Lunar Permanence Business Unit

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a hardworking team of spacecraft development engineers, you will take ownership of the procurement, development, analysis, test, and verification of the GN&C sensors for the Transporter vehicle. You will support the full design life cycle of navigation sensor development, analysis, modeling, simulation, testing, verification/validation, and flight. You will work closely with GN&C engineers and other teams such as software, systems engineering, configuration & data management and Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T), to ensure that the GNC hardware components meet the requirements and perform as expected. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact the safe human exploration of the solar system. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Own the development, analysis, simulation, verification and validation of subsystem hardware requirements for GN&C sensors and supporting electronics, with flow downs to subsystem and component levels.
• Support the design of the navigation and control architecture, hardware configuration with design studies, and execute sensor performance trades.
• Conduct safety analysis of hardware at the subsystem and component level. This includes conducting Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
• Own the procurement, vendor coordination, delivery, acceptance, installation, verification, validation, qualification, and certification of the navigation hardware.
• Work closely with GN&C systems engineering, software, flight dynamics, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure seamless integration and performance of GNC hardware in the overall system.
• Support the development and validation of GN&C sensor simulation models.
• Work with other hardware groups within the organization to procure and/or develop GN&C sensors.
• Conduct trade studies to optimize component selection for subsystem performance, cost, and schedule.
• Develop test plans and procedures to test the performance of GN&C sensors at individual component and integrated subsystem level.
• Prepare and maintain detailed hardware documentation, including specifications, ICDs, BOMs, assembly drawings, and technical reports.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for GNC hardware failures or anomalies encountered during development, test, or flight.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical subject area
• 7+ years of confirmed experience with spacecraft/satellite hardware development and/or execution, hardware ownership (responsible engineer), or hardware qualification and/or acceptance testing, i.e. IMUs, star trackers, GPS systems, rendezvous and proximity operations electro-optical sensors, etc.
• Experience in sensor procurement, integration, and test support
• Operational knowledge of inertial and relative navigation sensors
• Proficiency in creation of avionics requirements and procurement specifications