Avionics Hardware Design Engineer III - New Glenn

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were working to develop reusable safe and lowcost 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!

We are a diverse team of collaborators doers and problemsolvers 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 detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origins vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a small hardworking and accomplished team of experts you will be responsible for avionics controller hardware architecture for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the teams impact on all aspects of avionics engineering product development; architectural definition and hardware and software development (design and verification). You should be comfortable working in fastpaced and often uncertain environments contributing to innovative solutions while demonstrating personal leadership technical competence and attention to detail. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise leadership skills and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Develop avionics hardware (boards and integrated assemblies). Have a solid understanding of the entire product lifecycle; including concept and requirements definition design prototyping verification (poweron functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production.

• Develop analog and digital boards that interact with avionics systems (including sensors and electromechanical/electrohydraulic actuators); including analysis schematic capture layout design review test/verification and release.

• Support avionics architecture trades studies analyses performance characterization and specification device selection and controller roadmap direction.

• Support risk analyses failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA) design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx) and rootcause analysis of test discrepancies.

• Participate in program level technology development mission assurance and safety initiatives and avionics development process improvements.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field with 7 years of direct experience in electronics hardware development

• Direct handson experience developing sophisticated commercial or aerospace electronic assemblies (designing custom cards or integrating COTS hardware).

• Direct handson experience with analog digital and mixedsignal circuit analysis simulation design test debug signal integrity power grounding and general board layout principles.

• Exposure to analog and digital filters signal conditioning and signal processing using discrete components.

• Familiarity with use of sophisticated computational devices (combinational and sequential logic) to supervise sensors and control actuators; including design development and verification.

• Highly organized teammate with excellent technical communication skills (written and verbal)

• Ability to earn trust maintain positive and professional relationships and contribute to a culture of inclusion

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred:

• Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field with 10 years of direct experience in electronics hardware development

• Demonstrated expertise designing highreliability safetycritical Class 2/3 board assemblies; including familiarity with IPC 6xx and NASASTD8739.n (or similar) standards.

• Proficiency using Altium/Cadence OrCAD / Allegro (or similar tools) to design sophisticated aerospace boards; and experience working with external board manufacturing and assembly vendors.

• Familiarity with scripting; programming and analysis/modeling tools: Python Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language C C; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar).

• Exposure to designing safety or critically important aerospace flight hardware aligned with DO254.

• Exposure to development of highreliability radiationtolerant radiationhardened flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments.

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Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical dental vision basic and supplemental life insurance paid parental leave short and longterm 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 companypaid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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