Senior Avionics Systems Engineer – Embedded Controls

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options for regular employees

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin, based in Merritt Island, FL, seeks an Avionics Controllers Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end integration and verification of embedded controllers, enabling safe and repeatable hardware for lunar missions.

You will drive test strategies, lab integration, and issue resolution, working with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and robust hardware performance under high reliability demands.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a relevant technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in the integration, testing, and troubleshooting of embedded systems, motor controls, or avionics hardware.
• Demonstrated experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments, including test planning, execution, and data analysis.
• Hands-on proficiency with lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters (DMMs), and power supplies for debugging and verification.
• Solid understanding of digital communication protocols (e.g., RS-422/485, Ethernet, SPI, I2C) and experience debugging them at the physical layer.
• Experience owning a technical baseline for a product (requirements, ICDs, verification, configuration control).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience leading technical reviews and presenting complex data to leadership.
• Proven ability to work independently and lead troubleshooting efforts in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical execution for multiple embedded controllers, including requirements management, interface definition, qualification and acceptance testing, integration planning, and verification closure.
• Lead anomaly triage and root cause analysis with cross-functional SMEs, adjudicate test failures, and present design changes or waivers to Chief Engineers, Vehicle Leads, and technical review boards.
• Define integration success criteria and verification strategy, then plan and execute Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing to demonstrate compliance and close verification evidence.
• Execute hands-on avionics troubleshooting and integration checkout, including harness checkout/integration, RS-422/RS-485 serial debug and emulation, and analog signal verification using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and DMMs in ESD-controlled lab environments.
• Partner with vehicle and subsystem teams to define integration constraints, operability needs, and verification evidence requirements.
• Identify reuse opportunities by leveraging prior hardware builds and historical test data to streamline verification campaigns and shorten schedules.
• Manage multi-tier supplier technical execution and internal stakeholder alignment to accelerate critical-path root cause analysis and hardware procurement.
• Contribute to the verification of fault-tolerant motor control designs, including redundancy strategies, safe-state behavior, fault detection/isolation/recovery, and built-in test capabilities.

Skills

Embedded systems

HIL testing

Root cause analysis

Lab equipment

Digital comm protocols

Troubleshooting

Hardware integration

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

DMMs

Power supplies

Job description

Blue Origin, based in Merritt Island, FL, seeks an Avionics Controllers Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end integration and verification of embedded controllers, enabling safe and repeatable hardware for lunar missions.

You will drive test strategies, lab integration, and issue resolution, working with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and robust hardware performance under high reliability demands.