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Electrical Engineer II – New Glenn Avionics

Blue Origin · Greater Seattle Area · 1 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$107k–$150k/yrFull-time

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. 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.

About the role

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will own end-to-end product development as a responsible engineer of LRUs (Line Replaceable Units). These LRUs are critical components of New Glenn, controlling key functions such as hydraulics, thrust vector control (TVC), fins, ordnance, sensors, valves, and more. You’ll interface with design, test, systems, integration, software, and control engineering disciplines throughout the entire product lifecycle—from conception to flight-ready hardware. We seek someone with technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities

  • Own the development and integration of LRU assemblies for Embedded Controllers that control various subsystems on New Glenn, such as electromechanical/electrohydraulic actuators and sensors.
  • Own qualification testing at the integrated assembly level in extreme environments, including radiation, temperature, vibration, and EMI/EMC per MIL-STD-461 and DO-160 standards.
  • Support stakeholders with requirement definition and verification activities.
  • Apply technical expertise to problem-solving throughout the product lifecycle, including concept, definition, design, verification (power-on, functional/acceptance/qualification testing), and release to production.
  • Support avionics embedded controller architecture trades studies, analyses, performance characterization, specification, device selection, and controller roadmap direction.
  • Collaborate with avionics subsystems to identify current technology capabilities, risks, opportunities, challenges, and develop solutions.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer engineering, or a related field with 3+ years of experience developing and testing complex hardware over the entire product lifecycle.
  • Direct hands-on experience in developing complex electronic assemblies, with expertise in systems integration and qualification testing.
  • Passion for hands-on problem-solving, avionics integration, and test.
  • Ability to work independently on rapid development programs.
  • Familiarity with Ethernet, SPI protocols, complex computational devices to monitor sensors and drive actuators, and analog/digital filters, including design, development, and verification.
  • Highly organized, safety- and quality-conscious, with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills.

Desired

  • Graduate degree in a related engineering or technical field.
  • Experience developing and testing complex electronic systems combining hardware, firmware, and software.
  • Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems with a focus on modular and extensible architectures.
  • Experience testing hardware to MIL-STD-461, DO-160, or similar environmental standards.
  • Experience developing and testing safety- and mission-critical systems (automotive, aerospace, medical, etc.) aligned with DO-254 or similar standards.
  • Proficiency with scripting, programming, and analysis/modeling tools: Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting, assembly language, C, C++, MATLAB/Simulink/SPICE (or similar).
  • Experience using Altium, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro (or similar tools) to design complex aerospace boards.

Pay

Base pay range for WA applicants: $107,136.00 – $149,990.40. Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 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, plus up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for additional benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company performance.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Background check required for all positions.
  • Certain roles may require additional checks, such as Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) for access to military installations, DOT physicals for commercial motor vehicle drivers, or Merchant Mariner Credential (including drug testing and DOT physical) for maritime roles.

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