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Blue Origin · 2 hours ago

Principal Avionics Hardware Engineer - New Glenn

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$183K/yr - $256K/yr

12+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Principal Avionics Hardware Engineer will support the development and operations of New Glenn by overseeing the product development and delivery of mission computing hardware, requiring hands-on experience in hardware lifecycle and testing.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Establish hardware requirements and design to work within the integrated vehicle system architecture, including power distribution, interfaces, grounding/bonding, environmental conditions, EMI/EMC design standards, and ESD mitigations

Plan and execute hardware development life cycle per company standards, including requirements and architecture definition, schematic capture, layout, fabrication, assembly, functional/acceptance/qualification test, and release to production

Coordinate with cross functional team consisting of system, mechanical, software, digital design, reliability engineers throughout the life-cycle

Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management

Support root cause analysis on design and test failures

Facilitate the team in maintaining hardware configuration and traceability to support quality audits

Facilitate transition of development hardware into production, working with the ISC organization

Qualification

Electrical engineeringEnvironmental testingEMI/EMC designPCB fabricationSignal integritySafety-critical systemsReal-time embedded systemsCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer engineering or related field

Sound knowledge of electronics, electrical circuit fundamentals, signal integrity in high speed signals

12+ years of hands-on experience on full life cycle of airborne electronics

Familiar with schematic capture, DFx, class 2/3 PCB fabrication and assembly

Familiar with testing and qualifying hardware per standards like MIL-STD-1540, DO-160, or SMC-S-016

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs

Preferred

8+ years of safety-critical systems development experience (automotive, aerospace, medical, etc.)

Experience designing electronics and systems for space radiation environments

Experience in performing reliability, worst case analysis, to inform failure modes and affects

Experience with performing system safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

Experience leading the development and testing of real-time embedded systems with a focus on modular and extensible architectures

Experience developing hardware to IPC J-STD-0001xS, IPC/WHMA-A-620x-S, and/or NASA-STD-8739.n standards