Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer I

About the Role

Blue Origin is seeking an Early Career Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer for roles starting in Fall 2026. This position will impact the history of space exploration, requiring commitment and attention to safe and repeatable space flight. Multiple positions are available.

Responsibilities

• Projects may include guidance, navigation, controls, autonomy, avionics, simulation, mission design, trajectory optimization, system test, aero sciences, and systems engineering.
• Design, analyze, develop, and verify guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) software for spaceflight systems.
• Improve the reliability, capabilities, and reduce operating costs of existing human-rated GN&C software.
• Perform system analyses, including simulations and Monte-Carlo, to satisfy specifications and requirements, and to drive system-level architectural decisions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in physics, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other relevant engineering field.
• Degree earned within the last year and able to start by Fall 2026.
• Demonstrated knowledge in designing and testing control systems for aerospace vehicles or mechanical and fluidic subsystems.
• Fundamental understanding of dynamics, orbital mechanics, estimation, and control theory.
• Practical experience in guidance, navigation, and controls algorithm development and analysis for aerospace or mobile robotic applications.
• Strong software and model development skills, particularly in MATLAB/Simulink, and C/C++.
• Relevant internship/co-op and/or hands-on experience demonstrating technical skills and leadership qualities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs.
• Flexible and adaptable mindset.
• Self-driven with the ability to seek out requirements with minimal direction.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired Qualifications

• M.S. degree or PhD in physics, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or another relevant STEM field.
• Knowledge of multi-body dynamics, flexible body dynamics, gas and fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
• Experience with modeling electro-mechanical, hydraulic and electrical subsystems.
• Experience anchoring/fitting first principles models to test data or high-fidelity external simulations using system identification or other numerical methods.
• Experience developing and verifying physical models for control design, component sizing, and system performance evaluation.
• Experience with Spacecraft Systems Engineering.
• Experience with Monte Carlo simulation testing.
• Experience supporting flight testing or launch operations.
• Experience supporting component level testing and/or flight testing.
• Ability to continuously manage risk and become comfortable with lean software development techniques.
• Proven system engineering, configuration management skills.
• Experience with Python and Linux environments.
• Experience with Verification and Validation.

Locations

• Kent, WA
• Denver, CO
• Reston, VA

Benefits

• 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%.
• Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year, plus up to 14 company-paid holidays.