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
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