Instrumentation & Controls Design Engineer III

Blue Origin•Space Coast, FL

About The Position

At Blue Origin, the Instrumentation & Controls Design Engineer III supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to routinely carry people and payloads to orbit and beyond. The role is part of a team designing and building data acquisition and control systems for testing space vehicle sub-assemblies and liquid rocket engines. The engineer gathers customer specifications, creates electrical design packages, manages builds through part procurement and vendor coordination, and supports system installation and activation. Example projects include video monitoring, display, and recording systems; data acquisition and signal conditioning for turbopump characterization; acoustic monitoring; cryogenic liquid characterization using silicon diodes and RTDs; and portable data acquisition systems. The role calls for technical expertise, leadership, and a commitment to quality and safe human spaceflight.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
5–10 years of experience with industrial or aerospace control system design or operation.
Ability to design instrumentation and control systems using AutoCAD Electrical schematic and panel layout tools.
Knowledge of instrumentation theory and its integration with data acquisition hardware such as National Instruments, Dewesoft, or similar.
Experience with static and dynamic pressure instrumentation, cryogenic temperature sensors such as silicon diodes or RTDs, LVDTs, and accelerometers.
Software development experience in PLC ladder logic, LabVIEW, C++, or Python.
Must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent resident, refugee, or asylum status eligibility for employment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Experience with video monitoring systems, including webcam, 3G-SDI, high-speed, or infrared systems.
Design experience in noise reduction, shielding, and analog and digital filtering to provide high-fidelity measurements.
Experience with analog circuit design using Altium design tools, focused on signal conditioning of high-frequency instrumentation.
Experience tuning closed-loop control systems.

Responsibilities

Design and build data acquisition and control systems for testing space vehicle sub-assemblies and liquid rocket engines.
Collect customer specifications and create electrical design packages.
Manage build activities, including part procurement and vendor management.
Support system installation and activation.
Develop systems for video monitoring, display, and recording; turbopump characterization; acoustic monitoring; cryogenic liquid characterization; and portable data acquisition.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Basic and supplemental life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability.
401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
Education Support Program.
Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
Paid time off of up to four weeks per year, based on weekly scheduled hours.
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses depending on role type, job level, and other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.