Blue Origin

Avionics Hardware Engineer III - New Glenn Rocket

Blue Origin$130K — $182K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with a strong electronics background.
  • 5+ years of experience in avionics systems design, preferably in aerospace.
  • Solid understanding of signal conditioning and analog front-end design for sensor data.
  • Experience with excitation PCB designs like Wheatstone bridges.
  • Familiarity with mixed-signal isolation designs for preventing digital noise.
  • Hands-on experience with hardware validation tools like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • Strong skills in deriving and analyzing system requirements for hardware implementation.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop system requirements for data acquisition systems for vehicle health monitoring.
  • Create and review schematics to ensure accuracy against design specifications.
  • Review and ensure PCB designs meet aerospace standards and constraints.
  • Conduct performance analysis to guide design optimization during the NPI process.
  • Collaborate with software teams during the integration of systems.
  • Design robust systems capable of functioning in extreme environments under SMC-S-016 standards.
  • Implement AI-enabled solutions to improve inspection and reduce production bottlenecks.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with a company match of up to 5%.
  • Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
  • Up to four weeks of paid time off plus 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Education support program available to employees.
Full Job Description

Application close date:

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

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

The New Glenn Avionics team is multidisciplinary covering power, GNC, network and communications, Software, embedded systems, sensors, cabling,testingand integration. This position is for an Avionics Hardware Engineer who will focus on developing,integratingand testing data acquisition systems for our launch vehicles. This position will be as an active participant in a rapid development environment and requires a bias for action while delivering quality results. The decisions made will contribute to Blue Origin's long-term success in human spaceflight. The role requires comfort with ambiguity and an ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated Avionics Hardware Engineer with a passion for spacecraft instrumentation and measurement systems throughout the full product lifecycle from conceptualization through deployment. The ideal candidate should have strong fundamentals in data acquisition system design and sensor integration with an interest in contributing to space systems. Candidates are encouraged to apply if they meet most, but not all, of the qualifications below.

We are looking for someone to apply their technicalexpertise, attention to detail, and commitment to quality to positivelyimpactsafe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision isrequired!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Designanddevelop system requirements fordata acquisitionsystemsutilizedforvehicle health monitoring and performance analysis

  • Create and review schematics based on system requirements, ensuring accuracy and adherence to design specifications.

  • Review detailed PCB designs and layouts. Ensure designs meet all required aerospace and industry standards, including signal integrity, thermal considerations, and mechanical constraints.

  • Conduct benchmarking and performance analysis to guide the design and optimization through LRU NPI process.

  • Collaborate with embedded software and network OS teams during system integration.

  • Designrobust systems capable of operating in extreme environmentsthat meet environmentaltesting requirementsapplicable toSMC-S-016

  • Collaborate with design teams to integrate DFM and DFA (Design for Assembly) principles early in the lifecycle to reduce labor-intensive manual processes

  • Evaluate and implement AI-enabled inspection and automation to enhance capacity and reduce production bottlenecks with BIT (Built-In-Test) solutions.

  • Support the full development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, deployment, and documentation.

  • Lead theLRU design validationof high-performance DAQ systems by verifying sensor excitation stability, anti-aliasing filter integrity, and accuracy requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field, with a strongtrack recordin electronics and computing.

  • 5+ years of experience in avionics systems design.Significant portionof this experience in the aerospace industry preferred.

  • Strong understanding of signal conditioning circuitsdesigning the analog front-end (AFE) that prepares raw sensor data such as temperature, pressure, vibration, and acceleration foraccuratedigitization by an ADC andsubsequentprocessing by an FPGA

  • Familiar with excitation PCB schemes (Wheatstone bridges or IEPE constant-current sources)

  • Experience withmixed-signalisolation design forestablishrobust isolation strategies to prevent digital noise from FPGAs and processors from corrupting analog sensor data

  • Understanding ofsamplingdesignand potential impacts to system (aliasing, under/over sampling, and resolution)

  • Familiaritywith event correlationandtime synchronizationschemes

  • Hands-on experience with hardware validation and debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers,multimeters, and SMUs.

  • Hands-on experience with performing environmental testand data reviews derivedfrom MIL-STD and SMC-S-016.

  • Skilled inderivingandanalyzing system requirements and decomposing complex problems into clear, actionablestepsfor hardware implementationand PCB development.

  • Good communicationand collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and articulate technical concepts clearly.


Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70

Other site ranges may differ


Benefits

  • Benefits include: 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%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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