Avionics Test Engineer III Verified today
About the role
This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, which designs, develops, manufactures, and tests engines and propulsion systems for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight applications.
You will be responsible for developing plans, procedures, and equipment for testing liquid rocket engine controller hardware, then executing this testing as part of a small team of experts. Your work will directly impact the history of space exploration and require dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.
What you will do
- Plan, complete, and report avionics development, qualification, and acceptance testing
- Perform tests in conjunction with technicians
- Analyze Environmental/EMI test data
- Use measurement, data reduction, and analysis to determine root causes for failures in avionics testing
- Identify and mitigate test execution risks
- Perform and work comfortably in an environmental and EMI lab environment
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer, aerospace engineering, physics, or a related field
- 5 or more years of electrical/avionics hardware testing experience
- Proficient troubleshooting skills with analog and digital hardware and bench measurement/data acquisition equipment
- Robust practical and analytical understanding of analog and digital electronics
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis, associated tools, and their application to electronic troubleshooting
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills regarding technical subjects
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
- 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
Preferred qualifications
- Experience planning, executing, and reporting electronics testing using RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and/or MIL-STD-461
- Familiarity with sensors including linear variable differential transformers (LVDT), resistance temperature detectors (RTD), thermocouples, pressure transducers, resolvers, and accelerometers
- Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, Linux
- Proficiency configuring and troubleshooting test networks
- Graduate degree in electrical, computer, aerospace engineering or a related field
Compensation and benefits
Base pay range for Washington applicants: $130,706.00 to $182,987.70 annually. Other site ranges may differ.
Benefits include 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%, and an Education Support Program. Stock options are available for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week. Paid time off includes up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays. Bonus eligibility is dependent on role type and job level and is not guaranteed.
Background check
Blue's Standard Background Check is required for all positions. Additional background checks may be required depending on job profile and military installation access.