We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origins vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.As part of a hardworking team of spacecraft development engineers, you will study and develop advanced concepts for launch vehicles, in-space systems, planetary landers, and crewed vehicles. You will be responsible for systems engineering of the Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C) subsystem and its components, including derivation and development of subsystem requirements, performing analyses and trades to validate requirements, and maintaining subsystem specification, error budgets, and performance metrics.We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe, repeatable spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is requiredResponsibilities:Support early feasibility studies, subsystem architecture development, definition of subsystem and component trade space, and concept of operationsDerive and develop subsystem requirements, perform analyses and trades to validate requirements, maintain subsystem specifications, error budgets, and performance metricsCollaborate with other subsystems and spacecraft systems engineers to support define subsystem boundaries and interfacesSupport the definition, development, and execution of simulations and tools necessary for verification of subsystem functionalitiesSupport verification and testing, ensuring the subsystem complies to its requirementsRequired:B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or systems engineeringApplied industry experience and/or M.S. or Ph.D. focused on development of requirements, interfaces, trade studies and analyses for GN&C subsystemsExperience in modeling GN&C components, and analyzing performance of GN&C subsystem or components via simulation, testing, or analytical methodsUnderstands relationship between GN&C, vehicle sizing, and vehicle automationKnowledge in control, navigation, and astrodynamics fundamentalsExperience in Matlab/SimulinkExperienced in configuration and product data managementExcellent written and verbal communication skillsMust be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylumDesired:M.S. or PhD in aerospace engineering or related technical fieldExperience in development, implementation, and testing of guidance, navigation, and control algorithms on aerospace vehiclesExperience working with GN&C sensors and actuatorsExperience in full development lifecycle of spacecraft GN&C subsystemsExperience designing and evaluating Monte Carlo simulations, hardware-in-the-loop, and software-in-the-loop testingExperience with performing system safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)Experience with collaboration tools such as Gitlab, Confluence, and JIRAThe expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.Estimated salary wage (Colorado only): $123K- $206KExport Control RegulationsApplicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Equal Employment OpportunityBlue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on EEO Is the Law, please see here and here.Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.Affirmative Action and Disability AccommodationApplicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origins Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOComplianceblueorigin.com.BenefitsEmployee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidaysSummaryLocation: Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CAType: Full time