Oasis-Mission Design​/Trajectory Design Engineer III

Position: Oasis-1 Mission Design / Trajectory Design Engineer III
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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!

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.

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! 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.

We believe that to preserve our planet, humanity must expand beyond our current limits, venturing into space to explore and harness new energy and material resources. In pursuit of this vision, we invite you to join our Space Resources Program. The Space Resources Program encompasses multiple projects; in this role, you will contribute to the current Oasis-1 effort and future initiatives.

We're dedicated to developing and demonstrating Prospecting and In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies for the Moon, Mars, and beyond. If our mission resonates with you and you are eager to contribute, you could be the perfect addition to our collaborative, open-minded, and forward-thinking team.

The pace at Blue Origin is brisk, with rapid cycles of design, analysis, and integration aimed at delivering scalable solutions. We need someone who is adaptable, proactive, eager to learn, and uncompromising on safety and quality. Creativity, a spirit of innovation, and the ability to manage changing requirements are key to thriving on our inclusive, open-minded, and forward-thinking team. Passion for our mission is required!

Key Responsibilities and Core Deliverables:

* Trajectory design and mission planning

* Design reference trajectories for cislunar operations including trans-lunar injection, lunar orbit insertion, station-keeping, and disposal; develop trajectory options that satisfy propellant, timing, lighting, and communication constraints.

* Deliver baseline trajectory designs, ΔV budgets, maneuver plans, launch window analyses, and mission timeline documentation.

* Orbit analysis and lunar environment modeling

* Characterize and model lunar orbital dynamics including third-body perturbations, spherical harmonics, solar radiation pressure, and station-keeping requirements for NRHO, DRO, frozen orbits, and low lunar orbit (LLO).

* Deliver orbit stability analyses, long-term propagation studies, eclipse/lighting analyses, and ground station visibility reports.

* Simulation and Monte Carlo analysis

* Build and maintain trajectory simulation environments in STK and MATLAB; perform Monte Carlo dispersion analyses to bound navigation and maneuver execution errors; generate statistical trajectory envelopes for mission planning.

* Deliver trajectory simulation tools, dispersion analyses, covariance studies, and sensitivity analyses with documented assumptions and validation.

* Maneuver planning and optimization

* Design deterministic and statistical maneuver strategies (TCMs, LOI, station-keeping burns); optimize maneuver placement and sizing for fuel efficiency and operational robustness; develop contingency trajectory options.

* Perform conjunction and collision avoidance analysis

* Perform end-of-life controlled disposal analysis

* Deliver maneuver sequence plans, fuel consumption analyses, trajectory correction strategies, and contingency/abort trajectory documentation.

* Navigation support and orbit determination

* Collaborate with GNC to define navigation accuracy requirements; provide a priori trajectory knowledge for onboard propagation; support orbit determination campaigns with predicted ephemeris and covariance inputs.

* Deliver OD support products, ephemeris files (SPK/OEM), covariance handoffs, and navigation accuracy assessments.

* Conduct post-flight orbit reconstruction; validate spacecraft trajectory accuracy and assess maneuver execution performance.

* Tool development and automation

* Develop MATLAB scripts, STK scenarios, and automation tools for trajectory generation, analysis, and visualization;…