Spacecraft Avionics Hardware Engineer

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Stock options

Paid Time Off

Paid parental leave

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin envisions millions living and working in space and is hiring in California for avionics engineers. You will design, analyze, prototype, and bring up digital, analog, and mixed-signal avionics boards that interact with spacecraft systems.

You will own boards from concept through production, perform FMECA/DFx, support architecture studies, and contribute to mission assurance and safety initiatives. Expect collaborative, hands-on work and occasional travel to other Blue Origin locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Broad electronics hardware development experience with complex circuit cards.
• Experience in analog or mixed-signal design, analysis, testing and component selection.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal avionics designs interacting with avionics systems.
• Own boards across lifecycle: concept, requirements, design, prototyping, testing, and production release.
• Support architecture trade studies, performance characterization, device selection, and roadmap direction.
• Support risk analyses (FMECA, WCCA), DFx, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Participate in technology development, mission assurance, safety initiatives, and process improvements.
• Communicate status, risks, and challenges to management.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal design

Signal integrity

Power systems design

PCB layout principles

Communication interfaces (RS232/RS422/

I2C/SPI/LVDS/Ethernet/CAN/PCIe

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

HSPICE

HFSS

Python

C/C++

Schematic capture

Job description

Blue Origin envisions millions living and working in space and is hiring in California for avionics engineers. You will design, analyze, prototype, and bring up digital, analog, and mixed-signal avionics boards that interact with spacecraft systems.

You will own boards from concept through production, perform FMECA/DFx, support architecture studies, and contribute to mission assurance and safety initiatives. Expect collaborative, hands-on work and occasional travel to other Blue Origin locations.