Avionics Systems Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin Personnel, LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer III within the Lunar Core Components team. You will develop and manage mechanisms avionics, decompose requirements, and mentor early-career engineers while collaborating across IPTs to ensure traceable, validated designs.

You will apply experience with 3D Creo, PCB layouts, and SE tools to deliver safe, reliable flight systems for lunar missions and support major reviews with clear technical communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of avionics systems design experience.
• Significant aerospace industry experience preferred.
• Strong grasp of signal integrity, power distribution, embedded systems, and sensors.
• Experience translating requirements into software logic and state machines for embedded flight software.
• Create and modify 3D Creo models of avionics components and assemblies.
• PCB schematic design and layout for avionics per aerospace standards.
• Hands-on avionics hardware testing with scopes, analyzers, and environmental test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Mechanisms Avionics specifications and requirements.
• Develop interfaces, ICDs, and models with adjacent IPTs.
• Decompose system requirements into lower levels.
• Mentor early-career Mechanisms & Avionics Systems Engineers.
• Standardize Mechanisms Systems Engineering approaches.
• Own verification and validation of Mechanisms Avionics requirements with test engineers.
• Perform traceability from requirements to verification activities.
• Develop FDIR schemes for complex electromechanical systems.
• Lead trade studies across Avionics & Mechanisms IPTs.
• Serve as Mechanism Avionics point-of-contact for other IPTs.
• Utilize Jama, Windchill and Cameo for SE work.
• Support and present at gated design and readiness reviews.

Skills

Signal integrity

Power distribution

Embedded systems

Feedback control logic

Embedded flight software

Test & verification methods

System architecture decomposition

Systems engineering tools

Troubleshooting avionics hardware

Packaging & interfaces

Jama (requirements mgmt)

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering

B.S. in mechanical engineering

B.S. in aerospace engineering

Tools

Jama

Windchill

Cameo

Creo

PCB design tools

Job description

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. 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.

You will be an Avionics Systems Engineer III within the Lunar Core Components team.

Responsibilities

• Develop & manage Mechanisms Avionics specifications and requirements (at subsystem and component-levels)
• Develop & manage Mechanisms Avionics interfaces, Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and models (in collaboration with adjacent IPTs)
• Decompose requirements from system and subsystem-levels into lower-level requirements
• Mentor early-career Mechanisms & Avionics Systems Engineers on the Lunar Program
• Standardize Mechanisms Systems Engineering approaches
• Own the verification and validation of Mechanisms Avionics requirements, in collaboration with the Mechanisms test engineers
• Perform traceability analysis of requirements to higher levels, and to verification activities
• Develop Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) schemes for complex safety-critical electromechanical systems
• Lead trade studies across the Avionics & Mechanisms IPTs
• Serve as the Mechanism Avionics point-of-contact for other IPTs
• Utilize Systems Engineering tools such as Jama, Windchill and Cameo
• Support and present at major gated reviews design reviews, readiness reviews, etc.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in avionics systems design.
• Significant portion of this experience in the aerospace industry preferred.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power distribution, embedded systems, feedback controlled logics, communications, actuators, sensors, cabling and embedded system interfaces.
• Experience translating system/functional requirements into software logic and state machine architectures, including defining operational states, transitions, and fault detection/response behavior for embedded flight software.
• Create and modify 3D models in Creo of mechanical Avionics components, assemblies, and installations.
• Experience with PCB schematic design and layout for avionics components, following aerospace standards.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and troubleshooting avionics hardware with equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, and environmental test equipment.
• Hands-on experience designing, building and testing aerospace mechanism hardware.
• Experience developing and executing Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test setups for embedded software.
• Skill in analyzing system requirements and decomposing complex problems into clear, actionable steps for hardware implementation.
• Familiarity with performing derived environmental test from MIL-STD and SMC-S-016.
• Experience creating test plans and validating requirements with documented traceability.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and articulate technical concepts clearly.
• A continuous learner and proactive problem solver, eager to tackle the unique challenges presented in the realm of board development and hardware deployment.
• Familiarity with common spacecraft mechanisms hardware
• Strong understanding of aerospace hardware verification and validation process
• Desired: Advanced degree (M.S. or PhD ) in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering
• Familiar with NASA Systems Engineering process and standards
• Experience solving a variety of mechanisms avionics systems integration problems demonstrating breadth in application
• Experience with Docking Systems
• Knowledge of space-rated electronics and radiation-hardened components
• Expert in requirements management software such as Jama

Base Pay Range

Base Pay Range for: CA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70 CO applicants is $119,814.00 - $167,738.55 WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70 Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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Background Check Required

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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

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

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