Avionics Test Bed Engineer - HIL/VTB

Blue Origin LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 99,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Renton, WA, is seeking engineers to design and build avionics test beds and hardware-in-the-loop systems for lunar lander verification. You will develop VTBs, emulators, and related integration workflows to ensure correct performance of vehicle avionics.

The role requires hands-on work on-site in Renton and a track record of electronics testing, systems integration, and configuration management.

Qualifications

• B.S. in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer science, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of industry experience with avionics systems integration and verification.
• Excellent problem investigation skills and proficiency with standard lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power meters, data acquisition cards, etc).
• Solid understanding of configuration management principles.
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive relationships.
• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Design, architecture, procurement, build, integration, and certification of the VTBs and avionics emulators.
• Assess, upgrade, and redesign existing HIL/VTB infrastructure to meet evolving vehicle and test requirements.
• Design and maintain electrical harness diagrams; own configuration control of all harness documentation through the full lifecycle.
• Coordinate with vehicle subsystem and test teams to define test requirements, integrate subsystems into the VTB, and complete system and subsystem test plans.
• Support integration of flight avionics, hardware, operator consoles, test equipment, and analysis tooling necessary to verify requirements and performance of avionics units under test.
• Support checkout of avionics systems and resolve technical problems.
• Develop VTB integration and change management plans.
• Maintain configuration control of VTB hardware and software configuration.

Skills

Lab equipment experience

Configuration management

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering / aerospace / mechanical / CS

M.S. degree (preferred)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Power meters

Data acquisition cards

Zuken E3 (preferred)

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Renton, WA, is seeking engineers to design and build avionics test beds and hardware-in-the-loop systems for lunar lander verification. You will develop VTBs, emulators, and related integration workflows to ensure correct performance of vehicle avionics.

The role requires hands-on work on-site in Renton and a track record of electronics testing, systems integration, and configuration management.