Mission Simulation Engineer III

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with Tera Wave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth.

This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 15% of the time

• Take a lead role in implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving the Tera Wave integrated mission simulation model within the integrated systems modelling team.
• Develop and maintain high-fidelity orbital mechanics models including orbit propagation, constellation geometry, station-keeping maneuvers, and coverage analysis.
• Develop and apply orbit optimization methodologies to maximize coverage, capacity, and payload utilization while minimizing constellation system cost and operational complexity.
• Build and integrate beam assignment and payload scheduling models that reflect realistic antenna patterns, coverage footprints, and link performance constraints across both RF and optical link domains.
• Develop simulation capabilities for both inter-satellite links (ISL) and ground-to-space links, spanning RF and optical link types, including link budget and availability modeling.
• Develop traffic routing and load utilization models that simulate end-to-end data flow across the constellation under realistic and stressing demand scenarios.
• Develop and maintain spacecraft power models capturing solar array generation, battery cycling, and power consumption across all operational modes.
• Model constellation deployment phases and build-up timelines to support program planning, architecture trades, and early operations analysis.
• Collaborate with fleet management, mission operations, payload, power, network, and GNC engineering teams to ensure simulation inputs and fidelity levels are consistent with subsystem designs and interface definitions.
• Engage with the GNC team to ensure orbital mechanics modeling assumptions, attitude control constraints, and maneuver planning are accurately reflected within the integrated simulation framework.
• Partner with systems engineering teams to define and validate constellation-level performance requirements through simulation-based analysis.
• Define and support simulation verification and validation approaches, including benchmarking against analytical models, heritage data, and in-orbit telemetry as it becomes available.
• Develop workflows and tooling to support parametric trade studies and sensitivity analyses that directly inform constellation architecture and design decisions.
• Partner with business and product teams to translate simulation outputs — including coverage availability, capacity margins, and service continuity metrics — into inputs that drive revenue modeling and define viable commercial service tiers and offerings.
• Communicate simulation methodology, assumptions, and results clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through written reports, presentations, and data visualizations.
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