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Principal Ground Navigation Engineer

Greater Seattle Area, US💼 Full-time💰 $173,466–$173,466🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architect next-generation operational flight dynamics software and serve as a technical authority for ground-based radiometric measurements and orbit determination for lunar missions.

Role type

Principal Ground Navigation Engineer (Mission Design & Ground Navigation)

Builds

Operational flight dynamics software for Blue Moon landers and crew/cargo transport to the lunar surface

Domain

Aerospace / Spaceflight / Lunar Navigation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Statistical orbit determination, radiometric navigation techniques (Doppler and ranging), astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, estimation theory, ground navigation lifecycle management, Deep Space Network coordination, software architecture

Preferred skills

Cislunar navigation, team leadership, spacecraft operations, Monte software package, DevOps processes, software development tooling (Jira, git, Jenkins, Docker, VSCode)

Technologies

Julia, Python, C++, Rust, MATLAB, Monte

Responsibilities

Guide ground navigation trades and analysis using statistical orbit determination; interface with GNC, systems engineering, and flight operations; represent Blue Origin to external tracking providers and customers; design architectures and build flight dynamics software; contribute to live ground-based orbit determination for crewed and uncrewed missions; serve as a technical reviewer for navigation design reviews; provide technical leadership and mentorship to navigation engineers

Seniority

Principal, technical authority & mentorship

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