Avionics Hardware Design Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

$136,800 - $191,520/Yr

Blue Origin - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Avionics Hardware Design Engineer III position at Blue Origin is a leadership role within the Lunar Permanence business unit, focusing on the development of advanced motor controllers for space cryo-cooling applications. The engineer will oversee the entire product lifecycle, from concept design to production, while fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment. This role requires a blend of technical expertise in electronics engineering and strong leadership skills to guide a specialized team in achieving design goals and performance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Develop analog and/or digital boards that interact with avionics systems (including sensors, power systems, motor controls, etc)
• Design across the entire product life-cycle; including concept and requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production.
• Perform schematic capture, device selection, PWB layout, host design reviews, author test/verification plans and author flight artifacts.
• Support trades studies as required.
• Perform worst case circuit and derating analyses, design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx)

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 5+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development
• Direct hands-on experience developing sophisticated commercial or aerospace electronic assemblies (crafting custom cards or integrating COTS hardware)
• Direct hands-on experience with analog, digital and mixed-signal circuit analysis, simulation, design, test, debug, signal integrity, power, grounding and general board layout principles
• Exposure to analog and digital filters, signal conditioning and signal processing using discrete components
• Highly organized teammate with excellent technical communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field with 5+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development
• Proven expertise crafting high-reliability, safety-critical, Class 2/3 board assemblies; including familiarity with IPC 6xx and NASA-STD-8739.n (or similar) standards
• Proficiency using Altium/Cadence OrCAD / Allegro (or similar tools) to craft sophisticated aerospace boards; and experience working with external board manufacturing and assembly vendors
• Exposure to designing safety or critically important aerospace flight hardware aligned with DO-254
• Exposure to development of high-reliability, radiation-tolerant, radiation-hardened flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments.

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, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.