Electrical Engineer III: Spacecraft Avionics

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to develop avionics hardware from concept through qualification and flight. You will define electrical interfaces, design circuit card assemblies, and own components through build, test and verification, working with vehicle systems, mechanical, test, and manufacturing engineers.

The role requires hands-on lab bring-up, release-quality artifacts under configuration control, and strong cross-functional communication to

Qualifications

• B.S. in electrical engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years in high-reliability electronics (spacecraft/launch/aviation/defense or similar), including board- and/or box-level design through integration and test.
• Demonstrated ability to produce release-quality artifacts under configuration control (schematics, BoMs, drawings, test procedures/reports).
• Hands-on lab bring-up/debug skills (oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer, power supplies, load emulation; failure isolation and re-test).
• Proficiency with ECAD/analysis tools (e.g., Altium/Mentor/KiCad, SPICE), signal analysis, grounding schemes and EMC-aware design fundamentals.
• Strong cross-functional communication with systems, mechanical, software, and mission assurance/quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop avionics hardware (boards and integrated assemblies).
• Design analog and digital boards that interact with avionics systems (including microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, pumps, motors, valves); including analysis, schematic capture, layout, design review, test/verification and release.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines in integrated product teams throughout the design, build, test, and verification of Crew Systems products.
• Support risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.

Skills

Release-quality artifacts

Lab bring-up debugging

ECAD tools

Signal analysis

Grounding EMC

Cross-functional communication

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium

Mentor

KiCad

SPICE

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to develop avionics hardware from concept through qualification and flight. You will define electrical interfaces, design circuit card assemblies, and own components through build, test and verification, working with vehicle systems, mechanical, test, and manufacturing engineers.

The role requires hands-on lab bring-up, release-quality artifacts under configuration control, and strong cross-functional communication to