Blue Origin

Avionics Test Engineer II

Blue Origin$107K — $149K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer, aerospace engineering, physics, or related field
  • 2+ years of hardware development, integration, and/or testing experience
  • Understanding of analog and digital electronics
  • Strong communication skills for technical subjects
  • Ability to foster positive relationships and contribute to an inclusive culture
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or legally admitted refugee/asylum holder

Responsibilities

  • Plan, complete, and report on avionics testing
  • Decompose requirements into actionable test activities
  • Ensure test execution by Technicians
  • Analyze Environmental/EMI data
  • Identify root causes of avionics testing failures
  • Mitigate risks in test execution
  • Collaborate with internal and external testing labs

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage
  • 401(k) with up to 5% company match
  • Stock options for regular employees
  • Four weeks of paid time off plus 14 holidays
  • Education support program
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight.

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for developing plans, procedures, and equipment for the testing of liquid rocket engine ignition hardware. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:
  • Plan, complete, and report avionics development, qualification, and acceptance testing
  • Decomposing requirements into test activities
  • Performing tests or ensuring that Technicians are able to do so
  • Analyzing Environmental/EMI data
  • Use measurement and analysis to determine root causes for failures in avionics testing
  • Identify and mitigate test execution risks
  • Collaborate with internal and external labs for test execution
  • Perform and work comfortably in an environmental and EMI lab environment


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer, aerospace engineering, physics, or a related field
  • 2+ years of hardware development, integration, and/or testing experience.
  • Practical and analytical understanding of analog and digital electronics
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills regarding technical subjects.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience planning, executing, and reporting electronics testing, in particular using RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and/or MIL-STD-461
  • Familiarity with sensors including linear variable differential transformers (LVDT), resistance temperature detectors (RTD), thermocouples, pressure transducers, resolvers, and accelerometers
  • Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, Linux
  • Proficiency configuring and troubleshooting test networks
  • Experience programming, debugging, and troubleshooting devices with microcontrollers
  • Experience with git for SW development
  • Graduate degree in electrical, computer, aerospace engineering or a related field


Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $107,136.00 - $149,990.40

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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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Size
3,000 employees
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Founded
2000

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