Senior Avionics Systems Engineer, New Glenn

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a talented Avionics Systems Engineer to support the New Glenn program. You will contribute to architecture trade studies, manage requirements flow-down, and develop verification plans for avionics across a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, safety-critical design, and mentorship within the Avionics team, with opportunities to lead integration efforts and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace or related field.
• 5+ years experience in full life cycle development of avionics systems including requirements, design, integration, test and operations.
• Strong systems engineering practices and mission/safety critical systems knowledge.
• Experience delivering complex, safety-critical avionics with multiple subsystems and IO interfaces.
• Ability to analyze complex systems and deliver results-oriented solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to avionics architecture trade studies and verification planning.
• Flow down requirements to lower-level specifications and interfaces.
• Develop verification/validation plans with cross-functional teams.
• Manage power/network architecture across avionics subsystems.
• Perform fault tree analyses and other safety analyses across the lifecycle.
• Produce technical documentation including interfaces and specifications.
• Participate in design reviews (PDR/CDR) and ensure artifact quality.
• Provide mentorship and define processes within the team.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Safety-critical systems

Python

Linux/UNIX

Networking/Interfaces

Safety analyses (DO-178/ARP4761/FTAs)

Agile development

Git

JIRA/Confluence

Education

B.S. in Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

MATLAB/Simulink

DOORS/DNG

Git

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a talented Avionics Systems Engineer to support the New Glenn program. You will contribute to architecture trade studies, manage requirements flow-down, and develop verification plans for avionics across a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, safety-critical design, and mentorship within the Avionics team, with opportunities to lead integration efforts and design reviews.