Senior Avionics Hardware Design Engineer - New Glenn

$198,993 - $278,590/Yr

Blue Origin - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Seattle, WA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Avionics Hardware Design Engineer at Blue Origin plays a crucial role in the development and operations of the New Glenn heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. This position focuses on avionics controller hardware architecture, contributing to the design, verification, and production of avionics systems that ensure safe and repeatable spaceflight. The role requires a commitment to quality and safety, as well as the ability to work in fast-paced environments while leading innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop avionics hardware (boards and integrated assemblies) throughout the entire product life-cycle, including concept, design, prototyping, verification, and production release.
• Create analog and digital boards that interact with avionics systems, including analysis, schematic capture, layout, design review, and testing.
• Support avionics architecture trade studies, performance characterization, and device selection.
• Conduct risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Participate in program-level technology development and avionics process improvements.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field with 10+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development.
• Hands-on experience developing complex commercial or aerospace electronic assemblies.
• Experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit analysis, design, and testing.
• Familiarity with computational devices for monitoring sensors and controlling actuators.
• Excellent technical communication skills and ability to maintain professional relationships.

Nice-to-haves

• Graduate degree in a related engineering or technical field with 10+ years of experience.
• Expertise in designing high-reliability, safety-critical board assemblies.
• Proficiency in using Altium/Cadence OrCAD/Allegro for aerospace board design.
• Experience with programming and analysis tools such as Python, C, C++, and MATLAB.
• Exposure to designing safety or mission-critical aerospace flight hardware compliant with DO-254.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 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
• Up to four weeks of paid time off per year
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonuses based on individual contributions.