Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer – Lunar Lander Systems

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on avionics hardware engineer in Seattle to own the development and delivery of avionics hardware across the full lifecycle—from requirements to sustainment. You will drive architecture, interfaces, and design decisions while coordinating with multiple engineering teams to ensure manufacturability and reliability.

You will lead hands-on hardware integration, verification, and testing, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with manufacturers to deliver flight‑quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another related technical field.
• 6+ years of experience in the design, development, build, integration, test, or verification of avionics, electronic hardware, embedded systems, or comparable high‑reliability hardware products.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading significant portions of the hardware development lifecycle, including requirements, design, build, test, verification, and release.
• Experience developing or supporting digital, analog, and/or mixed‑signal hardware, including component selection, derating, tolerancing, schematic review, PCB design, or electronic packaging.
• Strong hands‑on troubleshooting experience using laboratory test equipment, with demonstrated ability to conduct root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions for hardware failures or test anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and delivery of assigned avionics hardware products or major product elements across the lifecycle, including requirements, interfaces, design, build, integration, verification, qualification, release, and sustainment.
• Drive technical decisions, requirements decomposition, interface definition, trade studies, and product architecture activities for integrated avionics hardware.
• Plan and execute hands‑on hardware integration, verification, qualification, and acceptance testing; troubleshoot test anomalies using electronic test equipment and drive issues to root cause and resolution.
• Work directly with manufacturers and suppliers to support PCB assembly, box build, inspection, acceptance, nonconformance resolution, producibility improvements, and delivery of flight‑quality hardware.
• Lead cross‑functional resolution of product design, interface, build, and test issues with electrical hardware, mechanical, embedded software, FPGA, controls, systems, manufacturing, and mission assurance partners.

Skills

Electronic hardware design

System verification

Troubleshooting with lab equipment

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCB design

Schematic review

Lab test equipment

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on avionics hardware engineer in Seattle to own the development and delivery of avionics hardware across the full lifecycle—from requirements to sustainment. You will drive architecture, interfaces, and design decisions while coordinating with multiple engineering teams to ensure manufacturability and reliability.

You will lead hands-on hardware integration, verification, and testing, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with manufacturers to deliver flight‑quality