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Blue Origin · 20 hours ago

Avionics Change Management Engineer III

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$131K/yr - $183K/yr

10+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Avionics Change Management Engineer III will coordinate changes and act as a focal point between various teams for spaceflights, ensuring proper configurations and documentation are maintained.

National DefenseAerospaceManufacturingRenewable EnergyNational Security

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Coordinate communication and create/manage change requests between the Avionics RF Comms team and the other Avionics and rocket systems and subsystems teams

Manage unit level configurations and coordinate with suppliers (internal and external) to ensure the correct configurations are built

Coordinate with the installation site to ensure the correct configurations are installed

Support Non-Conformances resolution and incorporation

Support creation of work orders for test and sub-system builds

Support configuration management tasks and documentation of new and legacy systems and designs

Support change incorporation issues by providing impact assessments

Support design configuration development and trade studies

Maintain and report on activity schedule and technical status

Identify opportunities for improvements in processes, reductions in cost and schedule savings

Qualification

Avionics designConfiguration managementRF systems knowledgePCBA design tools3-D CAD softwareLiaison engineeringCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical or an appropriate engineering field

10+ years of experience designing Avionics for the Aerospace industry

5+ Experience as a liaison engineer

Experience with configuration management tools and ticketing systems (Windchill, Jira, Jama, or the like)

Knowledge of basic RF systems and sub-systems, radios and cables/harnesses

Proven experience in the use of PCBA layout and design tools in the design of RF and avionics circuit boards and sub-systems

Familiar with PCBA standards and fabrication processes within IPC-2221, IPC-A-600/601, IPC-4101, IEC-61188, or the like

Strong electrical/mechanical design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software

Preferred

Experience with layout of RF PCBAs, preferably Altium Designer

Experience with 3D modeling tools of LRUs such a Creo

Experience with launch vehicle or spacecraft electrical/mechanical systems

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Basic and supplemental life insurance

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability

401(k) with a company match of up to 5%

Education Support Program

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours

Up to 14 company-paid holidays

Company

Blue Origin

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Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.

Founded in 2000

Kent, Washington, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.blueorigin.com

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$185.35M

Key Investors

NASAUnited States Space Force

2024-02-20Secondary Market

2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M

2021-12-03Grant· $130M

Leadership Team

David Limp

Chief Executive Officer

Tim Collins

Vice President, Global Supply Chain

Recent News

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Blue Origin Halts New Shepard Space Tourism for at Least Two Years

2026-02-05

Vice

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2026-02-04

The Tech Portal

Blue Origin halts ‘New Shepard’ space tourism flights for at least two years to focus on NASA Moon landers

2026-02-03

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