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Blue Origin · 18 hours ago

Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer I - Early Career (2026 Starts)

Reston, VA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$80K/yr - $113K/yr

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer I to support various engineering teams, contributing to projects involving guidance, navigation, controls, and software development for spaceflight systems.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Your projects may include guidance, navigation, controls, autonomy, avionics, simulation, mission design, trajectory optimization, system test, aero sciences, mission design, trajectory optimization, and systems engineering

Design, analyze, develop and verify guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) software for spaceflight systems

Build on our existing human-rated GN&C software to improve reliability, enable capabilities, and reduce operating cost

Perform system analyses, including simulations and Monte-Carlo, to satisfy specifications and requirements and to drive system-level architectural decisions

Specific duties are subject to our business unit objectives

Qualification

Aerospace EngineeringControl Systems DesignGuidance Navigation ControlsMATLAB/SimulinkC/C++DynamicsOrbital MechanicsEstimation TheorySimulation TestingPythonLinuxTeam CollaborationAdaptabilitySelf-driven

Required

Minimum of a B.S. degree in physics, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or other relevant engineering field

Will have earned their degree 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 that demonstrate development of both technical skills as well as leadership qualities

Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion

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

Preferred

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 the purpose of 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