Guidance and Control Engineer
About The Position
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. New Glenn is a reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle flying government and commercial customers to orbit. The Flight Autonomy team owns the guidance, control, and sequencing algorithms across all flight phases - a responsibility that evolves as the vehicle's performance and flight cadence increase. As part of a small, accomplished team of engineers, this role carries full-lifecycle ownership of guidance, control, and sequencing algorithms from requirements definition through flight. The position spans algorithm design, flight software implementation, performance and robustness analysis, verification, and hardware-in-the-loop integration.
Requirements
- B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- 3+ years of experience in aerospace guidance and control or simulation
- Comfortable with algorithm design and analysis in MATLAB/Simulink
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- M.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated knowledge in both classical and modern control design techniques
- Experience with C/C++ flight software development
- Experience with auto-code generation from Simulink models
- Monte Carlo analysis and statistical methods for performance and robustness characterization
- Experience supporting hardware-in-the-loop or flight test campaigns
- Python scripting for analysis, automation, or data processing
- Experience with plant model validation using test or flight data
- Familiarity with flight software verification processes (unit testing, code coverage, requirements traceability)
Responsibilities
- Design and develop guidance and control algorithms for New Glenn flight control
- Sequence mission activities and vehicle system commands
- Develop GN&C requirements with flow downs to subsystem and software levels, including companion verification methods
- Build guidance and control algorithms in Simulink to support auto-code generation to target
- Implement hand-coded flight software in C/C++ where appropriate
- Conduct stability and performance assessments including development of linear and nonlinear models
- Perform Monte Carlo simulation campaigns to characterize algorithm performance and robustness across dispersed environments
- Author and execute unit tests, ensure code coverage standards, and support formal verification activities
- Support hardware-in-the-loop integration and test campaigns
- Validate plant models and algorithm performance using test and flight data
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 all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- up to 14 company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
