Mission Design Engineer

The Mission Design Engineer is responsible for trajectory analysis, orbital mechanics, and mission design for individual spacecraft and the Project Sunrise constellation as a whole. In this role you will develop spacecraft delta V budgets, propellant budgets, and maneuver plans. You will develop Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) operations sequences, collision avoidance capabilities, and end of life deorbit phase plans. You’ll help refine the overall constellation geometry, including spacecraft spacing and orbital altitudes. You’ll contribute to operating the constellation safely, including collision analysis, orbital debris vulnerability, and reentry planning and safety assessments. You’ll work with the New Glenn launch team to optimally select launch deployment targets, with the spacecraft propulsion team to define necessary propulsion capabilities, and with the mission operations team to analyze orbital geometry in support of communications link analysis., 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.

Background Check

• 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
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Strong fundamentals in orbital mechanics and spacecraft trajectories
• Applied experience with standard mission design tools such as STK, Copernicus, or Monte.
• Understanding of FCC licenses requirements for demise and operation, as well as, the associated tools.
• Strong written and visual communications skills
• Experience programming engineering software/analysis tools such as Matlab and Python, or similar tools., * Master’s or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering or related field with emphasis on orbital mechanics, mission design, or astrodynamics.
• Experience using generative AI tools to expedite and automate your workflow.
• Experience with low-thrust trajectory design
• Knowledge of spacecraft attitude determination and control
• Experience working in a fast-paced spacecraft, flexible engineering environment
• Understanding of orbital debris and reentry burnup analysis
• Hands-on experience with spacecraft operations

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to support critical project milestones.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for authorization under U.S. export regulations.

Be an Early Applicant In-Office Denver, CO, USA 120K-168K Annually Entry level In-Office Denver, CO, USA 120K-168K Annually Entry level Designs spacecraft and constellation missions through trajectory analysis, orbital mechanics, delta-V and propellant budgeting, maneuver planning, LEOP operations, collision avoidance, deorbit planning, and orbital debris assessments. Supports constellation geometry, launch deployment targeting, propulsion requirements, communications link analysis, reentry safety, and mission operations. Requires proficiency with mission design tools and engineering programming languages. The summary above was generated by AI, * 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.

• 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, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company’s intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company’s results, or other factors at the company’s sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

Join Blue Origin as we build infrastructure in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re developing a satellite constellation of orbital data centers, Sunrise, designed to transform how compute infrastructure is deployed and leveraged.