Avionics Systems Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN • Denver, WA

1d • $110,938 - $169,432

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. We are a team of leaders, collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and attention to detail towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This role supports the Avionics Systems Engineering of New Glenn, a reusable single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. The ideal candidate has a strong systems mindset and enjoys solving complex problems, working across teams, and learning new domains. A deep passion for Blue Origin's mission is essential.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical, Aerospace, or related technical subject area
• 5+ years relevant experience in the full life cycle development of avionics systems, including requirements, design, integration, test, and operations
• Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems
• An understanding of requirements definition, decomposition, interface definition, hardware specifications, interface control, analyses, and verification
• Experience with DOORS/DNG and Windchill
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment across disciplines
• Excellent attention to detail and strong task ownership, someone who demonstrates pride in all work
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of several of the following avionics specialties: Instrumentation, RF, Ethernet networking, circuit design, safety critical software, wire harnesses, test equipment, environmental/DO-160 testing
• Demonstrated proficiency communicating and integrating across multiple engineering disciplines to produce a unified coherent product as a team
• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA and Confluence

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and facilitate New Glenn Avionics Engineering Change Requests and Change Notices in Windchill and other product lifecycle management tools (e.g. DOORS/DNG).
• Support New Glenn Avionics architecture trade studies, concept development, verification/validation planning, vehicle integration, and operations support.
• Contribute to design/customer reviews and ensure technical artifacts meet quality and compliance standards.
• Produce technical writing (specifications, interfaces, analysis support, and design description documents).
• Ensure requirements standards are met at the New Glenn Avionics subsystem level and maintain linkage/traceability to lower-level component specifications and design documents.

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.
• 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.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

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