Avionics Safety Engineer III Verified today

The Role

You will design, assess, and assure the safety of electronic hardware in computer systems including simple and complex electronic hardware (PLDs, ASICs, FPGAs) for sub-orbital and orbital spacecraft, launch vehicles, and facilities. You will impact human spaceflight safety by ensuring electronic hardware and computer systems meet rigorous safety standards and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

You are part of the Safety, Quality and Mission Assurance (SQMA) System Safety Engineering and Certification team within Blue Origin Operations, which includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance.

Responsibilities

• Support development and safety assurance of custom electronic hardware devices (PLDs, ASICs, FPGAs), complex COTS ICs, multi-core computer systems, and complex circuit boards across spacecraft and launch systems
• Collaborate with systems and responsible engineers to derive and verify safety requirements from PHAs, FHAs, FMECAs, FTAs, and human error analyses
• Maintain safety and process assurance objectives for electronic hardware; work with systems, software and hardware responsible engineers to identify and verify compliance with safety requirements
• Help systems, electrical engineers, and software engineers understand how to develop safety requirements from PHAs, FHAs, FMECAs, FTAs, and Human Error Assessments
• Review and approve safety analyses and safety requirements for electronic hardware; assess risk characterizations and open technical risks
• Perform independent assessments and reviews against applicable safety standards including RTCA DO-254, MIL-STD-882, NASA, Range Safety, and FAA
• Generate program safety metrics and report system safety status to stakeholders; contribute to continual safety process improvement
• Audit program compliance to safety and assurance objectives
• Participate in actively maintaining a healthy system safety culture

Minimum Qualifications

• B.Sc. in aerospace, electrical, systems engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years engineering experience in development assurance involving complex electronic hardware
• At least 2 years involvement in generating compliance claims to safety standards
• Strong foundation in system safety analysis and regulatory compliance (experience with PHAs, FHAs, FMECAs, FTAs, DO-254, MIL-STD-882)
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work independently and in cross-disciplinary teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with integrated modular avionics systems safety
• Experience with FAA AC 20-152A (latest guidance updates to DO-254)
• Familiarity with STPA and academic foundations of software system safety
• Prior experience developing or auditing against IEC 61508, ISO 26262, or RTCA/DO-178C

Work Details

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 20% of the time

Compensation

For Washington applicants: $121,023.00 - $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.

Employment Requirements

Applicants for employment 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

Blue's Standard Background Check required for all positions. DBIDS background check may be required if the role requires time on a military installation.