Senior Spaceflight Electrical Engineer, Avionics & Crew

Blue Origin LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Washington is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design mission hardware from concept through qualification and flight. You will work with vehicle systems, mechanical, test, and manufacturing engineers to deliver robust avionics solutions for crew interfaces and habitability systems.

The role requires hands-on lab bring-up, strong cross‑functional communication, and a track record of release‑quality artifacts under configuration control. Collaboration is essential.

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).
• 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).
• Proficiency with ECAD/analysis tools (Altium/Mentor/KiCad, SPICE).
• Strong cross‑functional communication with systems, mechanical, software, and mission assurance/quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop avionics hardware (boards and integrated assemblies).
• Understand full product life‑cycle from concept to production release.
• Design analog and digital boards interfacing with avionics systems.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines in product teams.
• Support risk analyses, DFx, and root‑cause analysis of test discrepancies.

Skills

Cross-functional communication

Hands-on lab bring-up/debug

Systems thinking

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Altium

Mentor

KiCad

SPICE

Oscilloscope

DMM

Logic analyzer

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Washington is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design mission hardware from concept through qualification and flight. You will work with vehicle systems, mechanical, test, and manufacturing engineers to deliver robust avionics solutions for crew interfaces and habitability systems.

The role requires hands-on lab bring-up, strong cross‑functional communication, and a track record of release‑quality artifacts under configuration control. Collaboration is essential.