MK2 GN&C Flight Controls Engineer III – Lunar Permanence
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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 engineers, you will join our Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C)team with an emphasis in Flight Controls. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of the development of control laws and flight software for spacecraft from Earth to the Moon! You will also prototype algorithms,conduct trade studies for control architectures, and perform linear stability analyses using classical and modern approaches.Expect tocollaborate closely with other subsystems and spacecraft systems engineers to support the development of subsystem boundaries, interfaces, and technicalperformance measures. In this capacity, you willbe responsible forexemplifying best practices, balanced technical judgment, and superior work ethic.
We are looking for someone to apply their technicalexpertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positivelyimpactsafe human spaceflight. Passion for ourmissionisrequired!
Minimum of a B.S. degree in Aerospace, Mechatronic, or Electrical engineering or closely related subject areas
Applied industry experience and/or M.S. or Ph.D. focused on development of spacecraft controls
Proven experience in GN&C algorithm development specifically for flight and attitude control using classical and modern control methods
Knowledgeable in frequency domain analysis techniques
Robust understanding of controller stability derivatives and stability margins with respect to flexible body dynamics, slosh dynamics, and spacecraft dynamics
Demonstrated experience with control law design for aerospace vehicles
Familiarity with development of requirements, interfaces,tradesand analyses for aerospace GN&C applications
Understand the relationship between attitude control, vehicle configuration, spacecraft dynamics, actuators, sensors, and automation
Experience inMatlab/Simulink and Model Based Development
Experience coding in C/C++
Robust understanding of software and data configuration management techniques and tools
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to earn trust and maintainpositive and professional relationships
Must 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 asylum
M.S. or PhD in Aerospace, Mechatronic, Electrical Engineering or closely related technical subject area
Proven experience in development,implementationand testing of GN&C systems for aerospace vehicles
Demonstrated technical experience through the full lifecycle of system development
Proficiencyin different control law schemes such as PID, Phase-Plane, H-Infinity, Lead and Lag Compensators, Dynamic Inversion, etc.
Experience designing flight control systems with reaction control systems (RCS), cold or hot gas thrusters, thrust vector control (TVC), or electric propulsion
Deep knowledge of astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, attitudekinematicsand dynamics
Experience with spacecraft control system design considerations vital for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD).
On-orbit experience providing GN&C support during mission operations
Experience synthesizing and evaluating Monte Carlo simulations, hardware-in-the-loop, and software-in-the-loop testing
Experience with real-time flight software and Simulink/Embedded Coder
Hands-on experience with GN&C flight hardware
Experience with performing system safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments; Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses; and Fault Tree Analysis
Experience withMatlab/Simulink linear analysis tools.
Experience with collaboration tools such as Gitlab, Confluence, and JIRA
Base Pay Range for:
CO applicants is $119,814.00 - $167,738.55 WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Description
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Aerospace, Mechatronic, or Electrical engineering or closely related subject areas
- Applied industry experience and/or M.S. or Ph.D. focused on development of spacecraft controls
- Proven experience in GN&C algorithm development specifically for flight and attitude control using classical and modern control methods
- Knowledgeable in frequency domain analysis techniques
- Robust understanding of controller stability derivatives and stability margins with respect to flexible body dynamics, slosh dynamics, and spacecraft dynamics
- Demonstrated experience with control law design for aerospace vehicles
- Familiarity with development of requirements, interfaces, trades and analyses for aerospace GN&C applications
- Understand the relationship between attitude control, vehicle configuration, spacecraft dynamics, actuators, sensors, and automation
- Experience in Matlab/Simulink and Model Based Development
- Experience coding in C/C++
- Robust understanding of software and data configuration management techniques and tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
- Must 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 asylum
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