Avionics Tester Hardware Development Engineer Level III

$136,800 - $191,520/Yr

Blue Origin - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Avionics Tester Hardware Development Engineer Level III at Blue Origin is responsible for the design, development, and testing of hardware and software systems for testing avionics. This role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure the integration and functionality of tester systems, contributing to the development of safe and reliable space vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own Tester Systems Hardware (HW), tester racks, tester load boxes, and other equipment from requirements definition to design, build, integrate, verification and qualification test, and operation.
• Collaborate with Software (SW) engineers to integrate tester hardware control and communication systems.
• Develop and own Tester Systems SW from requirements definition to design, build, integrate, verification and qualification test, and operation.
• Collaborate with HW engineers to integrate Tester SW control and communication systems.
• Collaborate with Test Execution Team engineers to perform failure analysis for Tester HW/SW control and communication systems.
• Own the Tester HWE and SW, and the Tester electronic HW assemblies across the entire tester life cycle.
• Support Tester architecture trade studies, analyses, performance characterization and specification, and device selection.
• Support tester risk analyses, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Participate in program-level technology development, mission assurance and safety initiatives, and Tester Hardware development process improvements.
• Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Test Systems Hardware design, development, testing, and operation.
• Proficiency in analog, digital, or mixed-signal circuit design, Altium, Creo, and electronics hardware development.
• Hands-on experience with electronic test equipment and high-reliability software development.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, and Linux operating systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related disciplines
• Demonstrated experience designing high reliability safety-critical, Class 2/3 board assemblies; familiarity with IPC-A-600/610, DO-254 and similar standards.
• Experience with Test Systems hardware development, integration, and test
• Scripting, Programming and Analysis: C / C#, C++; MathCad (or similar analysis tools)

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
• Discretionary bonus