Avionics Electrical Harness Standards Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for coordinating and acting as a focal point for the electrical component definition/selection/validation/qualification for the electrical harnesses for various spaceflight systems. This is a hands-on position that will involve you in all aspects of engineering, design, fabrication, installation and test. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical or an appropriate engineering field
• 7+ years of experience working with Electrical Wire Harnesses for the Aerospace industry.
• 5+ years of experience as a Liaison Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer or test engineer
• Experience with high-end CAD routing software such as Unigraphics NX Electrical and Mechanical Routing
• 5+ years of experience in harness fabrication and installation processes.
• Familiar with existing applicable harness standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4
• 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

• IPC/WHMA-A-620A certified
• 5+ years of experience performing component qualification testing
• Experience with Creo and Windchill and Routed System Designer (RSD)
• Experience with launch vehicle or spacecraft electrical/mechanical systems.
• Experience in creating/directing testing campaigns

Responsibilities

• Review and approve engineering drawings based on their manufacturability, and adherence to internal as well as industry standards.
• Coordinate the selection of the different components part of an electrical harness assemblies.
• Coordinate the qualification of all the components part of an electrical harness assemblies.
• Support and coordinate feedback received from the harness manufacturing suppliers/sites
• Support and coordinate feedback received from the harness installation site
• Support and coordinate any required harness testing
• Coordinate the creation and maintenance of every component inside the JARVID database and Windchill standard part library.
• Support change incorporation issues by providing impact assessments.
• Support design configuration development and trade studies
• Provide technical guidance for hardware installation
• Maintain and report on activity schedule and technical status
• Identify opportunities for improvements and operational cost and schedule savings

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%, and an Education Support Program.
• Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior