Test Avionics Engineer

Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers , you will directly support hardware testing across a wide variety of space hardware development projects.

Test Avionics Engineer

The Test Avionics Engineer serves as a technical lead for developing, integrating, assembling, and executing critical tests on ground and flight hardware by acting as a domain owner for data acquisition, test platform sequencing, embedded hardware and software development, and test component integration. The Test Avionics Engineer coordinates across disciplines including test engineering, procurement, manufacturing engineering, electronics engineering, and software to deliver robust solutions that support critical test data acquisition objectives. The ideal candidate brings diverse expertise in assembling and operating data acquisition and mission sequencing platforms on a variety of ground, airborne, and space-based assets, leverages a confident results-driven leadership and ownership style, and has a strong systems-level perspective combined with a solid theoretical background.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Define and maintain requirements associated with data acquisition systems for a variety of test activities including aerodynamic, hydrodynamic, thermal/aerothermal, environmental qualification, propulsion, jettison, subscale, and full-scale flight test articles.
- Develop, integrate, and maintain test equipment including vertically integrated mission sequencing and data acquisition embedded hardware.
- Support sensor modeling and performance characterization for inertial measurement units (IMUs), pressure transducers, accelerometers, EO/IR sensors and visual odometry systems, load cells, strain, and thermal sensors.
- Coordinate system integration with test engineers and test operators, ensuring proper data interfaces, timing, and computational resource allocations.
- Develop artifacts to support test planning, documentation, and test readiness reviews.
- Support ground and flight test activities as a data acquisition responsible engineer.

Qualifications:

- Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other relevant engineering field.
- Established professional expertise in understanding and application of engineering fundamentals across the development cycle of systems including requirements, design, analysis, fabrication, assembly, verification and test.
- 5+ years of experience in test engineering, data acquisition, signal processing, and/or embedded systems design, with demonstrated progression in technical scope and responsibility.
- Deep knowledge of signals and systems principles, including sensor calibration and error modeling.

Desired:

- M.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or another relevant STEM field.
- Strong software engineering and development capability in C/C++, Arduino and/or ARM SoC or similar embedded platforms.
- Experience in electronics and embedded systems design, including microcontrollers, digital-to-analog converters, power supplies, component and subsystem-level circuit design, PCB layout, fabrication, packaging, test, and mechanical isolation.
- Experience supporting formal qualification testing, certification documentation, or mission readiness activities.
- Knowledge of software configuration control, quality assurance processes, and flight software development standards.

Base Pay Range for:
CO applicants is $119,814.00 - $167,738.55
WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

- Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
- Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
- Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
- Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

- Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.