Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, Lunar Flight Systems

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Employee stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a senior avionics leader to own the development, delivery, and sustainment of spacecraft avionics hardware, including flight computers, I/O units, and embedded controllers. You will guide architecture, requirements, design, and testing across multiple teams in a fast-paced lunar program.

You will influence decisions, mentor engineers, and drive cross‑functional collaboration with electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing groups to enable safe, affordable, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in design, development, build, integration, test, or verification of avionics, electronic hardware, embedded systems, or high‑reliability hardware.
• Experience owning complex hardware products through full development lifecycle including architecture, requirements, design, integration, verification, production, and sustaining engineering.
• Expertise in flight computers, embedded controllers, I/O hardware, analog/mixed-signal electronics, digital electronics, power electronics, FPGA‑based systems, or related areas.
• Ability to communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and decisions to program and leadership stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development and technical delivery of complex avionics hardware products, architecture, interfaces, and production path.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through design, build, integration, verification, qualification, production, and sustainment; balance performance, safety, cost, and manufacturability.
• Lead hardware test and anomaly-resolution efforts with bench testing, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action development.
• Serve as primary technical integrator across electrical hardware, mechanical packaging, embedded software, FPGA, controls, and mission assurance.
• Mentor engineers, lead technical reviews, and drive improvements to quality, efficiency, and mission success.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Troubleshooting

Verification

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another related technical field

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a senior avionics leader to own the development, delivery, and sustainment of spacecraft avionics hardware, including flight computers, I/O units, and embedded controllers. You will guide architecture, requirements, design, and testing across multiple teams in a fast-paced lunar program.

You will influence decisions, mentor engineers, and drive cross‑functional collaboration with electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing groups to enable safe, affordable, and