Sr Avionics Hardware Engineer

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The ACE Formulation team is multidisciplinary, covering power systems, simulation and environments, thermal and fluids management, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC), autonomy, command and control, data handling and instrumentation, electrical integration and avionics, and propulsion.

Working with this team to serve the various projects, studies, and programs in a rapid formulation design environment will be a key responsibility while contributing technically as an individual contributor sharing your expertise.

As a Power Engineer for our spacecraft programs, you will be a key player in the entire lifecycle of our vehicle's electronic systems. You will design, develop, and test critical avionics hardware from the component level to the integrated system. You will also prototype, build harnesses, and test the hardware you create in the lab.

• Design, develop, and test spacecraft avionics systems
• Lead the design and analysis of vehicle power systems, including power generation, energy storage, regulation, and distribution architectures.
• Perform hands‑on fabrication, assembly, and testing of engineering‑level hardware, including building and modifying wire harnesses, soldering components, and integrating sensor systems.
• Apply principles of radiation hardening (TID, SEE) to ensure system reliability and select components to meet mission radiation requirements.
• Define and manage requirements for various sensors and their electrical interfaces (e.g., analog, SPI, I2C, UART, RS‑422, CAN, Ethernet).
• Collaborate with mechanical and thermal engineering teams to influence vehicle layout, packaging, connector selection, and overall system design.
• Develop schematics, manage PCB layout, and perform SPICE simulations for critical circuits.
• Create comprehensive test plans, procedures, and reports for hardware verification and validation at the board, box, and system levels.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware issues across integrated systems and support vehicle‑level testing and launch campaigns.
• Generate and maintain electrical power budgets covering all power consumption and generation/storage margin management by mission phase.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in avionics and power hardware development for aerospace, defense, automotive, or other high‑reliability applications.
• Hands‑on engineer experience designing, building, and reworking wire harnesses and prototype electronics.
• Understanding of common circuit analyses (Worst‑Case Circuit Analysis, Derating, Power Analysis, Timing, etc.).
• Strong understanding of designing for the space radiation environment and its effects on electronic components.
• Experience working with a variety of sensor types and their associated analog and digital interfaces.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium Designer or Cadence.

• Master of Science in a related technical discipline.
• Experience with end‑to‑end development of avionics for a spaceflight mission.
• Experience with environmental testing (thermal, vacuum, vibration, shock) per standards like SMC‑S‑016 or MIL‑STD‑810.
• Proven experience in the design and analysis of power generation, energy storage, power electronics and power distribution systems.
• Experience with high‑voltage power systems.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes, including requirements management and verification.

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