Senior Avionics Systems Engineer for Lunar Landers

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options (regular employees)

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer to advance the C&DH architecture for the Blue Moon lunar landers. You will lead requirements flow-down, verification planning, and vehicle integration within the Lunar Permanence team.

The role requires strong systems engineering, experience with deterministic networks (Time-Sensitive Networking, ARINC 664, Time Triggered Ethernet), and a track record delivering safety-critical avionics for complex spacecraft.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level technical degree in a relevant engineering/computer field.
• 5+ years in full life cycle avionics development (requirements, design, integration, test, operations).
• Strong systems engineering practices and safety-critical mindset.
• Ability to define, decompose, and flow down requirements; hardware interface definitions.
• Proven expertise delivering complex, integrated C&DH avionics with multiple subsystems.
• Experience with deterministic networks and spaceflight hardware/software delivery.
• Familiarity with MS Visio for electrical architecture diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to or lead C&DH architecture trade studies and vehicle integration.
• Analyze and flow down C&DH requirements to lower-level specifications.
• Create verification/validation plans and support tests with the I&T team.
• Develop and manage network architecture for multiple subsystems with deterministic performance.
• Produce technical documentation and interface descriptions.
• Contribute to design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure quality/artifact standards.

Skills

C&DH architecture

Time Sensitive Networking

ARINC 664

Time Triggered Ethernet

Network/Precision Time Protocol

Layer 2/3 networking

Serial Bus Communications

Ethernet/IO interfaces

Requirements decomposition/flow-down

Systems engineering

Spacecraft safety-critical systems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Master of Science in Aerospace/Systems/Software/Electrical (desirable)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Creo

Jama

Cameo

Confluence

JIRA

MS Visio

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer to advance the C&DH architecture for the Blue Moon lunar landers. You will lead requirements flow-down, verification planning, and vehicle integration within the Lunar Permanence team.

The role requires strong systems engineering, experience with deterministic networks (Time-Sensitive Networking, ARINC 664, Time Triggered Ethernet), and a track record delivering safety-critical avionics for complex spacecraft.