Blue Origin · 12 hours ago
Electrical Engineer III, Embedded – New Glenn Avionics
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$131K/yr - $183K/yr
7+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable space vehicles for the benefit of Earth. The Electrical Engineer III, Embedded role involves owning the development and integration of critical components for the New Glenn rocket, ensuring their functionality and reliability throughout the product lifecycle.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own the development and integration of LRU assemblies for Embedded Controllers that control various subsystems on New Glenn rocket such as electromechanical/electrohydraulic actuators, sensors, etc
Own qualification testing at the integrated assembly level in extreme environments of radiation, temperature, vibration, and EMI/EMC per MIL-STD-461 and DO-160 standards
Support stakeholders with requirement definition and verification activities
Apply technical expertise to problem solving throughout product lifecycle, including concept, definition, design, verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production
Support avionics embedded controller architecture trades studies, analyses, performance characterization and specification, device selection, and controller roadmap direction
Collaborate with avionics subsystems to identify current technology capabilities, risks, opportunities, challenges and develop solutions
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer engineering or related field with 7+ years of developing and testing complex hardware equipment over the entire product lifecycle
Direct hands-on experience in developing complex electronic assemblies with expertise in systems integration and qualification testing
Passion for hands-on problem solving and avionics integration and test
Ability to work independently on rapid development programs
Familiarity with ethernet, SPI protocols, complex computational devices to monitor sensors and drive actuators, analog/digital filters including design, development, and verification
Highly organized, safety and quality conscious, with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field
Experience developing and testing complex electronic systems combining hardware, firmware, and software
Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems with a focus on modular and extensible architectures
Experience testing hardware to MIL-STD-461, DO-160 or similar environmental standards
Experience developing and testing safety and mission-critical systems (automotive, aerospace, medical, etc.) aligned with DO-254 or similar standards
Proficiency with scripting; programming and analysis/modeling tools: Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language, C, C++; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar)
Experience using Altium/Cadence OrCAD / Allegro (or similar tools) to design complex aerospace boards
Experience with scripting; programming and analysis/simulation/modeling tools: Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language, C, C++; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar)
Benefits
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%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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