MK1-Avionics System Engineer III - Avionics Controllers Verified today

About the Role

You will be a hands-on technical leader for a family of embedded controllers used across multiple vehicles and mechanisms such as gimbals, valves, pumps, and deployables. You will own the end-to-end integration and verification of these high-reliability products, ensuring they are ready to support human lunar missions. You will be responsible for defining test strategies, executing hands-on integration in the lab, and leading the resolution of complex issues to deliver safe and repeatable hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical execution for multiple embedded controllers, including requirements management, interface definition, qualification and acceptance testing, integration planning, and verification closure.
• Lead anomaly triage and root cause analysis with cross-functional subject matter experts, adjudicate test failures, and present design changes or waivers to Chief Engineers, Vehicle Leads, and technical review boards.
• Define integration success criteria and verification strategy, then plan and execute Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing to demonstrate compliance and close verification evidence.
• Execute hands-on avionics troubleshooting and integration checkout, including harness checkout and integration, RS-422/RS-485 serial debug and emulation, and analog signal verification using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and DMMs in ESD-controlled lab environments.
• Partner with vehicle and subsystem teams to define integration constraints, operability needs, and verification evidence requirements.
• Identify reuse opportunities by leveraging prior hardware builds and historical test data to streamline verification campaigns and shorten schedules.
• Manage multi-tier supplier technical execution and internal stakeholder alignment to accelerate critical-path root cause analysis and hardware procurement.
• Contribute to the verification of fault-tolerant motor control designs, including redundancy strategies, safe-state behavior, fault detection and isolation and recovery, and built-in test capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a relevant technical field.
• 5 or more years of experience in the integration, testing, and troubleshooting of embedded systems, motor controls, or avionics hardware.
• Demonstrated experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments, including test planning, execution, and data analysis.
• Hands-on proficiency with lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital multimeters (DMMs), and power supplies for debugging and verification.
• Solid understanding of digital communication protocols such as RS-422/485, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C, and experience debugging them at the physical layer.
• Experience owning a technical baseline for a product including requirements, ICDs, verification, and configuration control.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience leading technical reviews and presenting complex data to leadership.
• Proven ability to work independently and lead troubleshooting efforts in a fast-paced research and development environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and testing spacecraft mechanism controllers such as solar array drive assemblies, antenna gimbals, valve controllers, and pump drives.
• Experience serving as a Responsible Engineer (RE) for hardware integration and test.
• Experience performing FMEA or FTA or other reliability or fault tolerance analyses.
• Experience working in a safety-critical development environment such as aerospace, automotive, or medical, and supporting qualification testing campaigns.
• Familiarity with systems engineering tools such as Jama or similar, and PLM systems for configuration management.
• Familiarity with Altium or equivalent for collaborating on PCB design reviews.
• Basic project management skills including planning, milestones, risk management, and cross-team coordination.

Compensation

Base pay range for Washington applicants: $130,706.00 to $182,987.70. Other site ranges may differ.

Requirements

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin 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.

Blue's Standard Background Check is required for all positions.