Senior Avionics Systems Engineer — HIL & Fault-Tolerance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

14 company-paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington is seeking an experienced Engineer to own end-to-end integration and verification of embedded controllers for lunar vehicle systems. You will manage requirements, plan tests, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust hardware performance.

You will lead hands-on troubleshooting, perform HIL testing, and verify fault-tolerant motor control designs while working in a safety-critical, fast-paced R&D environment in the Lunar Permanence unit.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in a relevant engineering field and hands-on experience with embedded systems, avionics, or motor controls.
• Experience with HIL test environments and data analysis.
• Proficiency with lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, DMMs, Power Supplies).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical execution for embedded controllers, including requirements management and verification planning.
• Lead anomaly triage and root cause analysis with cross-functional SMEs.
• Plan and execute Hardware-in-the-Loop testing to demonstrate verification evidence.
• Troubleshoot avionics hardware and perform harness checkout and signal verification.
• Collaborate with vehicle and subsystem teams to define integration constraints.
• Identify reuse opportunities from prior hardware builds to streamline verification.
• Coordinate multi-tier supplier technical execution and internal stakeholder alignment.
• Contribute to fault-tolerant motor control verification and safe-state behavior.

Skills

Embedded systems

Motor controls

Avionics hardware

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)

Test planning & data analysis

Lab equipment proficiency

RS-422/485

Ethernet

SPI / I2C

Requirements management

Technical reviews

Independent troubleshooting

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a relevant technical field

Tools

Altium

Jama

PLM systems

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington is seeking an experienced Engineer to own end-to-end integration and verification of embedded controllers for lunar vehicle systems. You will manage requirements, plan tests, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust hardware performance.

You will lead hands-on troubleshooting, perform HIL testing, and verify fault-tolerant motor control designs while working in a safety-critical, fast-paced R&D environment in the Lunar Permanence unit.