Avionics Liaison Engineer III - New Glenn Verified today
About This Role
You will support the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to carry people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar space, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable and the vehicle was built to be human-capable from the start.
As part of a small team of experts, you will work hands-on across all aspects of engineering, design, fabrication, installation, and test. You'll represent the Avionics Integration team on the Rocket Manufacturing and Integration floor and will directly impact the history of space exploration. This position requires occasional support across all shifts and stages of vehicle development as dictated by avionics integration and test needs.
Your Responsibilities
- Serve as the avionics technical point of contact across all work centers on the Rocket Manufacturing and Integration floor
- Support the selection of avionics components and hardware during vehicle integration and test, including connectors, backshells, cable and wire, fasteners, and bonding materials
- Create and disposition Non-Conformances (NC) and discrepancy reports
- Create and update redline drawings for 2D electrical harness drawings, 3D electrical harness installation drawings, and Avionics LRU installation drawings
- Release redline drawings in Windchill
- Support DfX improvement initiatives to increase rate, productivity, and efficiency
- Support process development and improvements with Design teams and Integration/Test teams
- Provide technical guidance for Avionics installations
- Support the assembly, integration, test, and troubleshooting of cables, harnesses, Avionics LRUs, and avionics hardware
- Report on activity schedule and technical status
Required Qualifications
- B.S. degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or an appropriate engineering field
- 2 or more years of integration and test experience in aerospace, transportation, or related industry
- Hands-on experience with harness fabrication and installation, LRU fabrication and installation, and general systems integration and test on vehicles
- Experience using ECAD/MCAD packages to support vehicle integration
- Familiarity with harness standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4
Preferred Qualifications
- IPC/WHMA-A-620A Certification
- Demonstrated experience with Creo and Windchill and Routed System Designer (RSD)
- Demonstrated experience with launch vehicle or spacecraft electrical/mechanical systems integration and test campaigns
Requirements
Applicants 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.
A standard background check is required for all positions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Up to four weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours, plus up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Bonus eligibility based on role type and job level (amounts not guaranteed)