MK1 Lunar GNC Modeling & Simulation Engineer III
Blue Origin2 days ago
Denver, CO, USA or Seattle, WA, USASenior
Base Salary
$131k - $183k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop tools and infrastructure to design, build, deploy, and support spacecraft simulation systems.
- Develop and integrate multidisciplinary models for multi-vehicle simulations using MATLAB, Simulink, and NASA’s TRICK framework.
- Collaborate with GN&C, subsystem, and spacecraft systems engineers on low- and high-fidelity plant models.
- Develop and execute simulations and tools for functionality verification.
- Interact with engineers across disciplines to validate models and support software delivery, deployment, and support.
- Develop software for software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing and maintain simulation models for plant physics, sensors, and actuators.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related listed field.
- At least five years of software development and debugging experience, particularly with C/C++, MATLAB, and Simulink.
- Experience auto-coding Simulink to C++.
- Strong fundamentals in rigid body dynamics, fluid mechanics, and first-principles physics-based mathematical models.
- Experience with testing frameworks, continuous integration pipelines such as GitLab, and Git configuration management.
- Preferred: master’s or higher degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering.
- Preferred: software/hardware boundary debugging, software verification, SIL/HIL testing, large-data software, aerospace simulation verification and validation, and aerospace systems familiarity.
- Preferred: experience with GitLab, Bash, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Ansible, and using AI to augment workflows.
- Must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, nationality, permanent-residency, refugee, or asylum-status requirement.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Some employees may be eligible for discretionary benefits and bonuses depending on role type and job level.
- Relocation is provided; interviews include a technical assessment, and travel may be expected, though no travel percentage is specified.
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About Blue Origin
Blue Origin designs and manufactures rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, and lunar transport systems for commercial and government customers. Its products include the suborbital New Shepard, the in-development New Glenn orbital rocket, BE-4 engines (used on ULA’s Vulcan), and the Blue Moon lander; revenue comes from launch services, engine supply, and space systems contracts, including a NASA Human Landing System award. Founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is headquartered in Kent, Washington.