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Blue Origin · 2 weeks ago

Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer - New Glenn

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$152K/yr - $213K/yr

8+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer will be responsible for product development and delivery of mission computing hardware for the New Glenn launch vehicle, ensuring reliable flight hardware through rigorous testing and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Establish hardware requirements and design to work within the integrated vehicle system architecture, including power distribution, interfaces, grounding/bonding, environmental conditions, EMI/EMC design standards, and ESD mitigations

Plan and execute hardware development life cycle per company standards, including requirements and architecture definition, schematic capture, layout, fabrication, assembly, functional/acceptance/qualification test, and release to production

Coordinate with cross functional team consisting of system, mechanical, software, digital design, reliability engineers throughout the life-cycle

Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management

Support root cause analysis on design and test failures

Facilitate the team in maintaining hardware configuration and traceability to support quality audits

Facilitate transition of development hardware into production, working with the ISC organization

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringElectronics KnowledgePCB FabricationEnvironmental TestingSafety-Critical SystemsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer engineering or related field

Sound knowledge of electronics, electrical circuit fundamentals, signal integrity in high speed signals

8+ years of hands-on experience on full life cycle of airborne electronics

Familiar with schematic capture, DFx, class 2/3 PCB fabrication and assembly

Familiar with testing and qualifying hardware per standards like MIL-STD-1540, DO-160, or SMC-S-016

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs

Preferred

5+ years of safety-critical systems development experience (automotive, aerospace, medical, etc.)

Experience designing electronics and systems for space radiation environments

Experience in performing reliability, worst case analysis, to inform failure modes and affects

Experience with performing system safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)