Avionics Operations Engineer II

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, FL

6d•Onsite

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. This role is part of the Orbital Launch Engineering Avionics team. We are a small, passionate and accomplished team of operations experts. You will develop, manage, support, and execute integrated tests and operations for various spaceflight systems on New Glenn up to and including launch. As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers and technicians, you will contribute to the test and operation of Avionics Guidance Navigation Controls (GNC) SW/HW (IMUs, NAV Sensors, controls, GPS) & Main Flight Computing HW/SW spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of mission success for the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Math
3+ years industry experience in Avionics GNC Design, Test, Integration and/or Operations, launch systems, aerospace, or satellite operations
Experience with code review process and SCI's
Experience using CLI
Basic knowledge of avionics network systems and routing tables.
Knowledge of firmware vs software use in avionics components (FPGA’s, PLC’s, etc).
Demonstrated field operations, coordinating activities with technicians and other engineering teams
Strong operations planning and organizational skills
Effective technical communications capabilities and must be comfortable speaking over communication within a launch control room.
Ability to support off shift work schedules during launch and/or test campaigns
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

Demonstrated control room or operations experience in a real-time, intense, and high consequence environment
Detailed knowledge of Avionics Navigation theory including calculating coordinate transformations, satellite measurement data, and GPS theory
Experience with HWIL/SWIL/Simulations Test
Programming languages or equivalent: Qt, Simulink, MATLAB, WinPlot, Epsilon, Python
Demonstrated successful experience writing technical procedures, non-conformance documentation, and specifications
Experience with Ethernet/CCDL/RS-422/RS-485 based communication protocols
Strong safety record and mindset, including hands-on experience planning and conducting hazardous or critical tests and operations
Experience leading test teams as a Test Conductor or Test Engineer
Effective team leadership skills
GNC theory of operation knowledge
Launch vehicle operations experience
Flight computing/command and data handling knowledge
Familiarity with SW development and HIL testing
Highly detail-oriented and future-thinking
Ability to manage a broad set of diverse data
Programming experience in QT/Python
Deep passion for Blue Origin’s mission.

Responsibilities

Processing assigned vehicle systems, from stage receipt at the launch site through launch and landing.
Developing and maintaining production schedules, quality documents, and engineering.
Working with other element teams to develop, interpret, and consume operational requirements and produce engineering work orders, technical plans, procedures, HMI displays, and other data products that are required to prepare and launch operational flight vehicles.
Interfacing with the embedded software development team when necessary for deployment and updating of Operational Flight Programs (OFP) to the vehicle avionics.
Ensuring the launch vehicle and associated ground systems are integrated and prepared for launch and flight.
Writing sequencer code, and creating controller panels.
Performing hands-on troubleshooting and testing as required.
Certifying as a launch engineer controller, ultimately operating assigned systems on launch day.
Determining and correcting anomaly causes, often during time-critical operations.
Performing data reviews and incorporating process improvements after flight.
Continuing training to increase operator knowledge of other avionics systems for launch operations.