Avionics Hardware Engineer - Lunar Permanence Verified today

About this role

This position is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. You will join a team developing advanced avionics systems for sustainable lunar infrastructure.

What you will do

• Develop, lead, and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit avionics designs that interact with avionics systems.
• Own avionics boards across the entire product lifecycle: concept, requirements definition, design, analysis, prototyping, schematic capture, layout, design review, test and verification, and release to production.
• Support avionics trade studies, performance characterization, specification, and device selection.
• Support controller risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), worst case circuit analyses (WCCA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Participate in program-level technology development, mission assurance, safety initiatives, and avionics development process improvements.
• Communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.

What you will need

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• Breadth of understanding in electronics hardware development such as complex circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or advanced electronic aerospace products.
• Experience with analog, digital, or mixed-signal circuit design, including analysis, simulation, test, troubleshooting, and part selection.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and board layout principles.
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, Op Amps, power supplies (linear, LDO, DC/DC), volatile memory (DDR), non-volatile memory (NAND, NOR), and MOSFETs.
• Knowledge of common communication methods: RS232, RS422, I2C, SPI, LVDS, Ethernet, CAN, or PCIe.
• Ability to work hands-on, independently and as part of a team, throughout development and production phases.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain professional relationships, and contribute to a collaborative culture.
• 25-50% travel to Blue Origin locations for meetings, testing, or company events if not based in Washington.

Desired qualifications

• Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 2 or more years of experience in design, development, test, and operation of vehicle avionics systems (Level 2).
• 5 or more years of experience in design, development, test, and operation of vehicle avionics systems (Level 3).
• Experience with space vehicle avionics systems hardware development, integration, and test.
• Knowledge of radiation effects on electronics and application to space designs.
• Basic or better knowledge of motor controller design and operation.
• Demonstrated experience designing high-reliability, safety-critical Class 2/3 board assemblies; familiarity with IPC-A-600/610, DO-254, and similar standards.
• Scripting and programming: TCL, Python, Linux shell, Windows batch scripting, C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, HSPICE, HFSS, or similar modeling and analysis tools.

Compensation and location

Base pay range varies by location:

• California applicants: $87,816.00 - $122,942.40
• Colorado applicants: $80,499.00 - $112,697.55
• Washington applicants: $87,816.00 - $122,942.40

Other site ranges may differ.

Requirements

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.