Avionics Systems Engineer: Spacecraft C&DH & Crypto

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin’s In-Space Systems team seeks an Avionics Systems Engineer to shape the next generation of spaceflight hardware. You will design C&DH architectures, encryption endpoints, and secure data handling for national security missions, collaborating with hardware, software, and security specialists to push the boundaries of space infrastructure.

You’ll work on cutting-edge data handling and cryptography, influencing system-wide decisions from requirements to verification in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years industry experience developing avionics systems.
• Expertise in delivering mission-critical C&DH systems including data handling architectures and cryptographic systems.
• Familiarity with spacecraft interfaces (Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire) and digital/analog interfaces (I2C, SPI, Serial).
• Strong foundation in layer 2/3 networking concepts (Ethernet, VLANs, QoS, IP, TCP/UDP, routing).
• Experience with requirements definition and decomposition, interface control, and verification.
• Exceptional communicator and collaborator who thrives in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Participate in C&DH system architecture, trade studies, and concept development with integrated cryptographic and cybersecurity features—from requirements through operations support.
• Translate system data handling and security requirements into actionable subsystem and component-level specifications.
• Own verification and validation planning, partnering with integration and test teams to validate data handling and encryption hardware against requirements.
• Drive technical excellence through design reviews and cross-functional collaboration with hardware development teams.

Skills

C&DH systems

cryptographic systems

Ethernet MIL-STD-1553 SpaceWire

I2C SPI Serial

Networking concepts

requirements decomposition

communication and collaboration

Education

B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Altium/OrCAD/KiCad

LTspice

MS Visio

Python

Job description

Blue Origin’s In-Space Systems team seeks an Avionics Systems Engineer to shape the next generation of spaceflight hardware. You will design C&DH architectures, encryption endpoints, and secure data handling for national security missions, collaborating with hardware, software, and security specialists to push the boundaries of space infrastructure.

You’ll work on cutting-edge data handling and cryptography, influencing system-wide decisions from requirements to verification in a fast-paced