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Blue Origin, LLC Navigation Architect in Denver, Colorado
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!
The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on development, manufacturing, and operation of satellite systems to address one of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space mobility. As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers, you provide leadership across organizations, working end-to-end across payload, vehicle, and ground elements to create space navigation solutio
The Space Navigation Architect is responsible for end-to-end system design of vehicle navigation considering multiple propulsion system types (chemical and electric propulsion), multiple measurement sources (GPS and radiometric), and diverse destination regimes (geostationary and cislunar space), as well as cradle to grave oversight of solution lifecycle. You will be the primary interface to stakeholders for all space navigation related topics, including coordination of capability roadmaps, development of system level requirements, definition of interfaces between space elements, ground elements, and external systems, and fostering implementation, integration and test activities. You will provide subject matter expertise on ground-based orbit determination of our vehicle during algorithm development as well as flight operations. You will also be a primary participant in trade studies and proposal development for civil and national se
We're looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality; to join our team and positively impact the future of space. Passion for our mission and vision is required. Successful candidates will have a technical background, be detail driven, and have excellent problem-solving abilities. You should be passionate about delivering extensible, timely solutions while contributing to the development of high-performance teams through meticulous goal-setting, disciplined attention to performance metrics, and continuous process improvemen
If you're excited by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging activities, please apply!
Special Mentions * Relocation provided
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, systems engineering, architecture, hardware, and software teams to ensure cross-functional deliverables are identified and tracked Design and lead collaborative development of an end-to-end space navigation system architecture that details how architectural elements are developed, constructed, deployed, and maintained across Space and Ground elements Assess system... For full info follow application link.
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