Senior Avionics Systems Engineer – Embedded Controls

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Education support program

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Avionics Controllers Systems Engineer to lead hands-on integration of embedded controllers across lunar and spaceflight hardware. You will define test strategies, perform Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, and guide anomaly resolution with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Responsibilities include end-to-end requirements management, interface definitions, qualification testing, harness and serial debug, and ensuring safe, repeatable hardware for human

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years in integration, testing, and troubleshooting embedded systems or avionics hardware.
• Experience with HIL test environments, planning, execution, and data analysis.
• Proficient with lab equipment for debugging and verification.
• Strong knowledge of digital communication protocols and physical-layer debugging.
• Experience owning a technical baseline for a product.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to lead technical reviews.
• Proven ability to work independently in fast-paced R&D.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution for multiple embedded controllers including requirements, interfaces, tests, and verification closure.
• Lead anomaly triage and root cause analysis with cross-functional SMEs and present changes to leadership.
• Define integration criteria and verification strategy; plan and execute HIL testing to demonstrate compliance.
• Perform hands-on avionics troubleshooting, harness integration, RS-422/RS-485 debugging, and signal verification.
• Collaborate with vehicle teams to define constraints and verification evidence needs.
• Identify reuse opportunities from prior hardware builds to streamline campaigns and schedules.
• Coordinate multi-tier supplier execution and internal alignment to accelerate root cause resolution.
• Contribute to fault-tolerant motor control verification, redundancy, safe-state behavior, and built-in test.

Skills

Embedded systems

HIL testing

RS-422/RS-485

Digital communication protocols

System integration

Technical reviews

Lab debugging

Troubleshooting

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Electrical/Computer/Aerospace Eng

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

DMMs

Power supplies

Altium

Jama

PLM systems

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an Avionics Controllers Systems Engineer to lead hands-on integration of embedded controllers across lunar and spaceflight hardware. You will define test strategies, perform Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, and guide anomaly resolution with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Responsibilities include end-to-end requirements management, interface definitions, qualification testing, harness and serial debug, and ensuring safe, repeatable hardware for human