Senior Avionics Systems Engineer for Spaceflight Vehicles

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

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an avionics engineer to support New Glenn avionics architecture, requirements, verification, and vehicle integration. The role emphasizes a strong systems mindset, cross-team collaboration, and a passion for the mission.

Responsibilities include leading architecture studies, managing requirements, developing verification plans, power/network architecture, fault tree and safety analyses, and producing technical documents.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years in full life cycle avionics development (requirements, design, integration, test, operations).
• Strong systems engineering practices and safety-critical experience.
• Ability to decompose requirements and flow them to hardware interfaces.
• Experience delivering complex, safety-critical avionics across multiple subsystems.
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to New Glenn Avionics architecture studies and verification planning.
• Analyze and flow down requirements to lower-level specs.
• Develop verification and validation plans with test teams.
• Develop power/network architecture for Avionics subsystems.
• Conduct safety/reliability analyses across lifecycle (FTAs/FHAs).
• Produce technical documentation and interfaces.
• Contribute to design reviews (PDR/CDR) and ensure artifacts meet standards.
• Provide mentorship within the Avionics engineering team.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements flow-down

Verification planning

Python

Linux/UNIX

Agile development

Technical communication

Safety-critical experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Computer Science / Aerospace or related field

Tools

Git

JIRA

Confluence

DOORS/DNG

MATLAB/Simulink

Databricks

Tableau

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an avionics engineer to support New Glenn avionics architecture, requirements, verification, and vehicle integration. The role emphasizes a strong systems mindset, cross-team collaboration, and a passion for the mission.

Responsibilities include leading architecture studies, managing requirements, developing verification plans, power/network architecture, fault tree and safety analyses, and producing technical documents.