Senior Avionics Safety Engineer – Space Systems

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a System Safety Engineer to design, assess, and assure the safety of electronic hardware and computer systems used in spaceflight. You will work with PHAs, FHAs, FMECAs, FTAs and human error analyses to derive safety requirements for spacecraft, launch systems, and facilities.

This role emphasizes compliance with DO-254, MIL-STD-882, NASA and FAA standards, and requires collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams to maintain safety objectives and metrics across programs.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in aerospace, electrical, systems engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years engineering experience in development assurance involving complex electronic hardware; at least 2 years involvement in generating compliance claims to safety standards
• Strong foundation in system safety analysis and regulatory compliance (experience with PHAs, FHAs, FMECAs, FTAs, DO-254, MIL-STD-882)
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work independently and in cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Support development and safety assurance of custom electronic hardware devices (PLDs, ASICs, FPGAs), complex COTS ICs, multi-core computer systems, and complex circuit boards across spacecraft and launch systems
• Collaborate with systems and responsible engineers to derive and verify safety requirements from PHAs, FHAs, FMECAs, FTAs, and human error analyses
• Review and approve safety analyses and safety requirements for electronic hardware; assess risk characterizations and open technical risks
• Perform independent assessments and reviews against applicable safety standards (e.g., RTCA DO-254, MIL-STD-882, NASA, Range Safety, FAA)
• Generate program safety metrics and report system safety status to stakeholders; contribute to continual safety process improvement

Skills

System safety analysis

Regulatory compliance

Safety analyses

Written and verbal communication

Education

B.Sc. in aerospace, electrical, systems engineering, or a related field

Tools

RTCA DO-254

MIL-STD-882

DO-254 compliance

NASA/FAA standards

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a System Safety Engineer to design, assess, and assure the safety of electronic hardware and computer systems used in spaceflight. You will work with PHAs, FHAs, FMECAs, FTAs and human error analyses to derive safety requirements for spacecraft, launch systems, and facilities.

This role emphasizes compliance with DO-254, MIL-STD-882, NASA and FAA standards, and requires collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams to maintain safety objectives and metrics across programs.