Avionics Engineer

Location: Kent, Washington

As part of a small team, you will be responsible for the overall development of the avionics (hardware and software) for various flight vehicles. This position includes both avionics systems tasks and hands-on design, development, and test tasks. The scope of the avionics includes:

Flight avionics hardware, including computing, signal conditioning and data acquisition, actuator control, RF communication, electrical and hydraulic power, and wire harness elements
Flight software, including hardware I/O interface, vehicle guidance, navigation, and control, fault tolerance, and Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) elements
Ground-support electronics hardware and software

Responsibilities:

Avionics system engineering tasks, including requirements definition and verification; budget, schedule, and cost management; the development of test plans, procedures, and reports; and design documentation
Architectural development of flight and ground support avionics hardware and software systems
Avionics hardware procurement, including requirements definition, subcontractor management, and acceptance testing
The development of custom avionics hardware components, including design, functional and environmental testing, and flight hardware assembly support
The design of wiring harnesses and support for mechanical packaging of avionics hardware components
The development of flight and test FPGA code and software
The identification of opportunities for safety improvements and system and operational cost savings

Qualifications:

Required

The design of avionics hardware and software systems.
BS degree or higher in Electrical or an appropriate engineering field and at least 5 years of relevant experience in the design, development, testing, and operations of launch vehicles and subsystems.
U.S. citizen, permanent resident alien or otherwise able to review all export-controlled technical information

Desired

Digital and analog circuit design, simulation, assembly, and test, with knowledge of design principles for non-laboratory environments
FPGA code (VHDL or Verilog) design, simulation, and test
High-level and low-level software design and test
The use of electronics test equipment and data acquisition systems
The development of automated test environments
Knowledge of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and quality control are important

Contact

Recruiting Coordinator
Blue Origin LLC
21218 76th Avenue S.
Kent, WA 98032-2442
jobs@blueorigin.com