Development Engineer - Electrical Power Systems - Glenn

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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!

We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will have a hands on role the development and qualification of avionic hardware products in support of New Glenn mission. You will participate in all aspects of the design lifecycle from hardware development through qualification per company and industry standards to produce reliable flight hardware for re-usable launch vehicles.

As a Development Engineer for avionics hardware, you will be involved in many aspects of the product design, development, qualification, and hardware production. You will:

• Support the development, management, and maintenance of the full system design and its associated documentation (CAD, drawings, ICDs, BOMs, etc)
• Provide hands one technical support during flight build, test, and delivery to other areas of the technical execution team
• Work closely with the program and manufacturing team through build, test, and delivery of flight hardware.
• Support the development of the Automated Test Equipment and transition of the product from development to production release.
• Support the development of the hardware requirements, test plans and procedures in compliance with company and industry standards.
• Be responsible for the successful qualification of the hardware.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for integration into the vehicle and assist in troubleshooting and vehicle integration.

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!

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field with 3+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development
• Experience with power conversion, electric vehicle power train/distribution, high voltage electronics, inverters, or Batteries
• Familiar with conducted and radiated emission requirements
• Familiar with testing and qualifying hardware per standards like MIL-STD-1540, DO-160, SMC-S-016, etc
• Hands-on experience with the understanding of full product development lifecycle of electronics hardware
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs
• Highly organized team player with excellent technical communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to travel to and work at remote sites supporting test integration, commissioning, and training

Desired:

• Graduate degree in electrical or aerospace engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of recent electronics or power systems development for hardware used in harsh or space environments
• Sound knowledge and understanding of power conversion design topologies, high voltage and high-power electronics, grounding, and analog circuit design
• Strong understanding of electronics design and integration with mechanical systems for structural and thermal support
• Experience using Altium (or similar tools) for schematic capture and layout.
• Experience…