Senior Crew Systems Electrical Engineer - Spacecraft Avionics

InvestedintheMission; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks an Electrical Engineer to develop avionics hardware for crew interfaces and habitability systems, from concept through qualification and flight. You will own electrical interfaces, define circuits, and work with vehicle systems, mechanical, test and manufacturing engineers to implement robust designs.

You bring a B.S. in electrical engineering, 5+ years in high‑reliability electronics, hands‑on lab skills, and proficiency with ECAD tools.

Qualifications

• B.S. in electrical engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years in high‑reliability electronics (spacecraft/launch/aviation/defense or similar), including board- and/or box‑level design through integration and test.
• Release‑quality artifacts under configuration control (schematics, BoMs, drawings, test procedures/reports).
• Hands‑on lab bring‑up/debug skills (oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer, power supplies, load emulation; failure isolation and re‑test).
• Proficiency with ECAD/analysis tools (e.g., Altium/Mentor/KiCad, SPICE), signal analysis, grounding schemes and EMC‑aware design fundamentals.
• Strong cross‑functional communication with systems, mechanical, software, and mission assurance/quality.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop avionics hardware (boards and integrated assemblies). Have a solid understanding of the entire product life‑cycle; including concept and requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (power‑on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production.
• Design analog and digital boards that interact with avionics systems (including microcontrollers, sensors, electromechanical actuators, pumps, motors, valves); including analysis, schematic capture, layout, design review, test/verification and release.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines in integrated product teams throughout the design, build, test, and verification of various Crew Systems products
• Support risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root‑cause analysis of test discrepancies.

Skills

High-reliability electronics

Circuit design

Lab bring-up

Cross-functional communication

U.S. citizenship

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S. preferred

Tools

Altium

Mentor

KiCad

SPICE

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks an Electrical Engineer to develop avionics hardware for crew interfaces and habitability systems, from concept through qualification and flight. You will own electrical interfaces, define circuits, and work with vehicle systems, mechanical, test and manufacturing engineers to implement robust designs.

You bring a B.S. in electrical engineering, 5+ years in high‑reliability electronics, hands‑on lab skills, and proficiency with ECAD tools.