Autonomy Systems Engineer III

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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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

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 Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.  

The Autonomy Systems Engineering team defines control software functions and validates how control software integrates with avionics, hardware, and human operators for each New Glenn subsystem through concept, production, and operation. We have a diverse background of experiences and use it to continuously innovate and insist on high standards.

To do all this, you will need the depth of experience to understand what design teams need from the systems engineering process, and the ability to apply that experience across a wide array of engineering domains. You will need to be comfortable making high judgment technical risk management calls and challenging all unfounded assumptions – which includes knowing when the formalities may not apply.

You will have a direct impact on the success of every launch. If you’re curious and intellectually flexible, and able to see how every piece fits into the whole, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead cross-functional teams of control engineers, subsystem designers, and operators to define control system behaviors
• Architect, document, and decompose design decisions into software requirements and unit tests
• Validate software behavior through test and analysis via simulation, Hardware-In-the-Loop testing, and integrated subsystem testing
• Define procedures to control the rocket for ground testing and operations
• Triage, investigate, and fix software issues using test data on an aggressive schedule
• Develop tooling on the fly to tackle problems by writing your own scripts and functions
• Push for process improvements with a sense of ownership and urgency

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 3+ years of proven experience with technical analysis, design, or integrated testing of control systems
• Proficiency with engineering physics, software engineering, and closed-loop control principles
• Familiarity of systems engineering principles such as system model validation, requirements verification, and configuration management for Model-Based Design
• Phenomenal programming skills
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills as evidenced by a history of earning trust and driving teams to timely decisions
• Ability to support typical Monday to Friday work shifts with flexibility to surge support when commitments demand
• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Launch system development experience
• Experience writing requirements for embedded systems
• Experience working in a Hardware-In-the-Loop test environment
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and Gitlab
• Proficiency with orbital mechanics
• Experience with formal safety analysis
• Experience with safety-critical software development
• Experience with requirements and verification management tools such as IBM Jazz CLM (DOORS Next Gen, Rational Quality Manager, etc.)

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $117,498.00-$164,497.20

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity Statement

Don’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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

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Applicants 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.

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• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

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Benefits

• Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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