MK1-Avionics System Engineer III - Command & Data Handling

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 130,706 - 182,987; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer for the Lunar Permanence team to contribute to the Blue Moon landers and related infrastructure, enabling crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities include leading C&D architecture studies, requirements management, verification planning, and network architecture across multiple subsystems, with emphasis on safety-critical systems and timely delivery.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to C&D architecture trade studies and verification planning.
• Analyze requirements at subsystem level and flow down to components.
• Generate verification plans and support Integration & Test teams.
• Develop and manage network architecture for multiple subsystems.
• Create C&D fault trees and reliability analyses across lifecycle.
• Produce technical documentation: interfaces, specifications, and analyses.
• Contribute to design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure artifact quality.
• Provide technical mentorship and peer review within avionics team.

Skills

C&D architecture

requirements management

Time Sensitive Networking

ARINC 664

Layer 2/3 networking

Electrical interfaces

Systems engineering

Technical communication

Education

B.S. in Engineering (Aero/Mech/Electrical/Chemical/CS)

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Creo

Jama

Cameo

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Job Summary

As a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer within the Lunar Permanence team, you will play a pivotal role in developing the Blue Moon landers and associated infrastructure, essential for transporting crew and cargo to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to or lead C&DH architecture trade studies, concept development, verification planning, vehicle integration, and operations support.
• Analyze, manage, and interpret requirements at the C&DH subsystem level and flow down requirements to lower-level component specifications.
• Generate verification and validation plans, and work with the Integration and Test team to ensure the C&DH subsystem meets requirements.
• Develop and manage network architecture, integrating multiple subsystems while ensuring deterministic performance and budget compliance.
• Develop and manage C&DH fault tree analyses and other reliability analyses across the system lifecycle.
• Produce technical writing (procedural definitions, specifications, interfaces, analysis support and description documents).
• Contribute to design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure technical artifacts meet quality and compliance standards.
• Provide technical mentorship and peer review within the avionics engineering team.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical subject area.
• 5+ years relevant experience in the full life cycle development of avionics systems, including requirements, design, integration, test, and operations.
• Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems.
• Understanding of requirements definition, decomposition, and flow-down, circuit design, interface definition, hardware specifications, interface control, analyses, and verification.
• Demonstrated expertise delivering complex, safety critical C&DH or similarly highly integrated avionics systems involving multiple subsystems and networked and IO interfaces.
• Demonstrated expertise related to configuring and managing time‑sensitive, deterministic networks such as Time Sensitive Networking, ARINC 664, Time Triggered Ethernet, or other approaches.
• Demonstrated expertise with Network/Precision Time Protocol and layer 2/3 networking (e.g., Ethernet, VLANs, QoS, IP, TCP/UDP, routing).
• Demonstrated functional understanding of common electrical digital and analog interfaces (Serial Bus Communications, Video, Audio, Ethernet, Analog Sensors).
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.
• Strong ability and desire to analyze complex systems and deliver results‑oriented solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.

Desired (but Not Required)

• M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Electrical, or related technical subject area.
• Experience with human‑rated spacecraft.
• Experience with full spacecraft design life cycle.
• Experience with developing and delivering integrated, space‑qualified Hardware/Software components. A solid hardware and software background is desired.
• Experience with network topologies, architectures, and design principles.
• Experience with spacecraft communication protocols (CCSDS).
• Experience with systems safety design practices.
• Experience with electrical architecture diagramming practices and tools including MS Visio.
• Experience with software tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, Creo, Jama, Cameo, Confluence, and JIRA.

Base Pay Range

WA applicants: $130,706.00 – $182,987.70

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%, 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated workforce. We hire and promote people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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