Mission Planning Autonomy Engineer III
Blue Origin1 day ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$165k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, verify, and deploy mission planning and scheduling capabilities including activity scheduling, deconfliction, replanning, and course-of-action generation.
- Build constraint engines and resource models for power, energy storage, onboard data volume, link budget, attitude keep-out, propellant, and delta-V.
- Develop safety gates, runtime assurance checks, and fail-closed behaviors governing automated actions and operator approval or veto.
- Develop spacecraft and operational simulation models, scenario generation, deterministic replay, Monte Carlo and stress campaigns, and shadow-mode comparisons.
- Extend spacecraft and ground station simulators and integrate them with integration testing, Software-in-the-Loop, and Hardware-in-the-Loop environments.
- Implement standards-based interfaces for mission plans, tasking, and status using U.S. Government and partner-system interfaces and enterprise message brokers.
- Collaborate with astrodynamics, flight dynamics, command and control, ground communications, and flight operations teams on requirements, interfaces, architectures, and designs.
- Prototype scheduling and optimization concepts, quantify technical risks, produce documentation and training materials, and support software maintenance, verification, certification, rehearsals, and flight operations.
Requirements
- B.S. or higher in computer science, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, operations research, mathematics, physics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of software development experience.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including design, requirements, implementation, verification, integration, qualification, and release.
- Experience developing scheduling, planning, or optimization software, or simulation and modeling software for physical or operational systems.
- Experience with software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop in multiple software languages and select an appropriate language for the problem domain.
- Familiarity with Linux and basic Unix system administration.
- Preferred experience includes spaceflight ground software, safety-critical autonomy, scheduling and optimization, simulation and verification, enterprise message brokers, containerized cloud deployment, CCSDS standards, spacecraft systems, astrodynamics, fault management, and machine learning or LLM-based advisory agents.
- Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain one is preferred.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) matching 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 scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Relocation is provided and the role supports recurring pre-flight testing, mission rehearsals, training events, and flight operations.
- Benefits and discretionary bonuses may vary by role type and job level; bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.
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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.