Avionics, Instrumentation & GNC Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN • Spokane, 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 is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight. As part of a small, passionate, multi-disciplinary team of engineers, you will be responsible for developing, building, testing, and supporting the next generation of liquid rocket engine electrical ignition systems. We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organized individual with strong electrical engineering and project management experience to take ownership of one or more ignition system projects, mentor more junior electrical engineers, and drive products towards maturity. A typical day might involve leading an Agile scrum followed by a schematic review, then meeting with electronics manufacturing subcontractors between troubleshooting a circuit in the lab and managing vehicle interface requirements. An ideal candidate can work with some direction and coordinate teams in the execution of engineering integration activities.

Requirements

• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 7 years of professional experience of which 5+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development
• Demonstrated technical leadership in guiding project teams, making critical design decisions, and mentoring junior engineers.
• Direct hands-on experience with analog, digital circuit design, analysis, test, and debug.
• Must have can do attitude and be problem solver.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree (or higher) in related engineering or technical field.
• Expertise designing electronics in a space radiation environment is a plus.
• Proven expertise crafting high-reliability, safety-critical, Class 3 board assemblies.
• Understanding of mechanical packaging of avionics in harsh environmental conditions.
• Knowledge of EMI issues related to precision analog or high voltage design.
• Proficiency using CAD layout tools to craft sophisticated printed circuit 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.
• Experience with avionics development standards such as ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-330 or similar.
• Exposure to development of high-reliability and radiation-tolerant flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments.

Responsibilities

• Electrical design of analog circuits used in ignition systems for rocket engines and thrusters.
• Interpret systems engineering and quality requirements as they apply to electrical product development.
• Develop circuits, boards, and rugged electronic hardware assemblies across the entire product life-cycle; including concept and requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production.
• Support risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Manage design schedules of avionics subsystem.
• Routinely present program status and issues.
• Identify root cause failure modes using fault tree and fishbone methodologies.
• Develop comprehensive program planning artifacts such as integrated master plans, integrated master schedules, work breakdown structures, and hardware utilization lists that fully capture project scope and translate it into executable work aligned to avionics development standards (e.g. ARP4754A, DO-160, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-330)
• Identify and resolve or escalate “blockers” to team performance.
• Clearly and concisely present information on current and upcoming projects to senior leaders
• Perform risk identification and management.

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.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

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