Instrumentation & Controls Design Engineer III

Blue Origin • Space Coast, FL

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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 hardworking team of engineers, you will design and build data acquisition and control systems specifically focused for testing space vehicle sub-assemblies and liquid rocket engines. You will contribute to the team’s progress by collecting customer specifications, creating electrical design packages, managing build activities through part procurement and vendor management, and supporting installation and activation of systems. Examples of design activities include a 20+ 3G-SDI video monitoring, display, and recording system, accelerometer and rotational speed data acquisition and signal conditioning for turbopump characterization, acoustic monitoring of engine tests, cryogenic liquid characterization using silicon diodes and RTDs, and portable DAQ systems. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• BS in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering or equivalent discipline
• 5 - 10 years’ experience with industrial or aerospace control system design or operation
• Ability to design I&C systems using AutoCAD Electrical schematic and panel layout tools.
• Demonstrate knowledge of instrumentation theory coupled with integration into data acquisition hardware (National Instrument, Dewesoft, or similar)
• Experience working with instrumentation: static and dynamic pressure, cryogenic temperature sensors (silicon diodes or RTDs), LVDTs, and accelerometers
• Software development in PLC ladder Logic, Labview, C++ or Python

Nice To Haves

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with video monitoring systems (webcam, 3G-SDI, high speed, infrared, etc.)
• 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 focusing on signal conditioning of high frequency instrumentation
• Tuning closed loop control systems

Responsibilities

• Design and build data acquisition and control systems specifically focused for testing space vehicle sub-assemblies and liquid rocket engines.
• Collect customer specifications.
• Create electrical design packages.
• Manage build activities through part procurement and vendor management.
• Support installation and activation of systems.
• Design a 20+ 3G-SDI video monitoring, display, and recording system.
• Design accelerometer and rotational speed data acquisition and signal conditioning for turbopump characterization.
• Design acoustic monitoring of engine tests.
• Design cryogenic liquid characterization using silicon diodes and RTDs.
• Design portable DAQ systems.

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%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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