Principal Avionics Hardware Engineer - New Glenn

Blue Origin • Seattle, 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 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 small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for product development and delivery of mission computing hardware for New Glenn. This hands-on position requires experience in developing, validating, executing Environmental and EMI/EMC test plans in order to produce reliable flight hardware. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer engineering or related field
• Sound knowledge of electronics, electrical circuit fundamentals, signal integrity in high speed signals
• 12+ years of hands-on experience on full life cycle of airborne electronics
• Familiar with schematic capture, DFx, class 2/3 PCB fabrication and assembly
• Familiar with testing and qualifying hardware per standards like MIL-STD-1540, DO-160, or SMC-S-016
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of safety-critical systems development experience (automotive, aerospace, medical, etc.)
• Experience designing electronics and systems for space radiation environments
• Experience in performing reliability, worst case analysis, to inform failure modes and affects
• Experience with performing system safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analyses (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Experience leading the development and testing of real-time embedded systems with a focus on modular and extensible architectures
• Experience developing hardware to IPC J-STD-0001xS, IPC/WHMA-A-620x-S, and/or NASA-STD-8739.n standards

Responsibilities

• Establish hardware requirements and design to work within the integrated vehicle system architecture, including power distribution, interfaces, grounding/bonding, environmental conditions, EMI/EMC design standards, and ESD mitigations.
• Plan and execute hardware development life cycle per company standards, including requirements and architecture definition, schematic capture, layout, fabrication, assembly, functional/acceptance/qualification test, and release to production.
• Coordinate with cross functional team consisting of system, mechanical, software, digital design, reliability engineers throughout the life-cycle.
• Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.
• Support root cause analysis on design and test failures.
• Facilitate the team in maintaining hardware configuration and traceability to support quality audits
• Facilitate transition of development hardware into production, working with the ISC organization

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees