Instrumentation & Controls Design Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN • Wells, 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 Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. 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

• Collecting customer specifications
• Creating electrical design packages
• Managing build activities through part procurement and vendor management
• Supporting installation and activation of 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%, 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