BLUE ORIGIN

SDET

• Bring up and functionally test engine avionics units from first power-on through functional checkout and troubleshooting to root cause
• Set verification strategy for owned avionics subsystems and lead verification and integration campaigns through closure
• Define verification methods and expectations against requirements
• Author and execute test procedures and produce test reports
• Drive requirements to closure
• Author and maintain requirements, digital and electrical interface control documents, and design documentation
• Integrate avionics into the engine system and support stand and hot-fire test campaigns
• Provide on-console test support, anomaly investigation, and corrective action
• Represent integration and testability in cross-discipline architecture and design decisions across FPGA, embedded software, control systems, and hardware
• Mentor engineers on verification practice, test execution, and troubleshooting technique

Avionics Integration and Test Engineer – III

Buyer

• Develop strategic procurement solutions and perform day-to-day tactical purchasing for spaceflight systems
• Prioritize and execute program requirements to meet Blue Origin’s needs
• Prepare and issue Requests for Proposal and Requests for Quote
• Perform cost analysis supporting proposals
• Develop negotiation strategies and lead formal negotiations
• Construct contracting types for major propellant activities and scheduling
• Create long-range procurement agreements and sourcing partnerships
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and identify efficiency opportunities
• Own the procurement and scheduling process from requisition creation through propellant scheduling, purchase order completion, and final invoice payment
• Resolve procurement and scheduling issues
• Identify, implement, negotiate, execute, and manage strategic agreements, including LTAs and VMI
• Support procurement strategy and corporate objectives
• Deliver production materials on time, within budget, and meeting technical performance requirements
• Ensure timely completion of supply chain projects and initiatives
• Maintain compliant and accurate files and data records
• Create and maintain systems and processes to streamline operations and monitor delivery schedules
• Manage on-time and late purchase orders

Buyer III

Engineer

• Develop control algorithms and implement motor-controller embedded software
• Work with subsystem teams, including cryogenic fluids, docking mechanisms, and spacesuit interfaces, to integrate controllers with actuators
• Plan project work and verify designs against performance limits, environmental conditions, reliability standards, and human-spaceflight safety standards
• Deliver a family of motor controllers to multiple lunar vehicles
• Develop and own motor-control embedded software across motor controllers
• Test, verify, and integrate motor-control designs with Lunar vehicle subsystems
• Support design risk analyses, FMECA, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies
• Participate in technology development, mission assurance and safety initiatives, and avionics process improvements
• Work with motor-control applications in the field and co-develop customer-facing requirements and verification plans
• Communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management

Motor Controls Engineer – Lunar Avionics

General

• Design, develop, and test robust electronics enclosures and mechanical assemblies
• Create 3D CAD models and part, assembly, and installation drawings
• Create specifications and work process instructions
• Lead or participate in engineering design reviews
• Coordinate procurement of parts and assemblies
• Design test fixtures and fabrication tooling
• Participate in or provide technical guidance for hardware installations
• Report regularly on schedule status and technical progress
• Support CAD models and design documentation for avionics equipment for Lunar missions
• Collaborate with Electrical, Systems, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Production, Procurement, and Quality teams

Senior Technical Specialist – Avionics Packaging

• Architect and deploy mission-critical RF communications systems from concept through checkout for reusable spacecraft operations
• Own end-to-end system performance, including link budgets, phase noise, coverage analyses, and requirements verification across all flight phases
• Design and execute RF test campaigns across bench, integrated-system, and field environments
• Drive procurement strategy from supplier vetting and selection through ongoing management
• Define and maintain system architecture, sizing, requirements derivation, and performance parameters
• Coordinate interfaces across space relay platforms, ground stations, and internal C&DH/payload subsystems
• Own configuration control and documentation, including functional/logical diagrams, asset inventories, and procedures
• Support hardware integration labs, vehicle testing, peer reviews, and launch and early operations console activities
• Take end-to-end ownership of spacecraft RF and optical communication systems through analysis, design, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit operations

RF Communication Engineer III – Top Secret Clearance

Manager

• Lead and manage a team of automation engineers and technicians designing, building, and deploying high-rate automated manufacturing systems for aerospace components
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing automation engineering and technician team
• Partner with organizational stakeholders to drive alignment, resolve impediments, and streamline automation development and deployment
• Manage resource allocation, project schedules, and cross-functional dependencies
• Deliver automation projects on scope, schedule, and budget
• Maintain visibility into project requirements, capabilities, schedule, cost, and health
• Monitor team and project performance and develop proactive risk mitigation plans
• Communicate project status, risks, and escalations to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Translate team-level execution health into program-level reporting
• Champion Design for Automated Manufacturing principles across product design and engineering teams
• Drive automation-friendly design practices that reduce system complexity and enable scalable production
• Define and manage automation system deliverables from initial requirements through acceptance
• Own what the team builds, project cost, and delivery timing

Manager, Factory Automation

Full-stack Engineer

• Improve engineering operating cadence, vertical integrations, and hardware deliveries for Core Avionics teams
• Perform program management across the electronics product lifecycle from research and design development through flight hardware manufacturing and production
• Manage budgets, schedules, WBS, and program plans for mission-critical electronics hardware
• Communicate status, risks, opportunities, variances, and recovery plans to engineering and program management teams
• Maintain the IPT operating cadence and report technical, cost, schedule, and risk metrics
• Monitor electronics design and manufacturing process health and identify cycle-time improvements
• Integrate the Core Avionics Group into overall program operations and sequence manufacturing dependencies
• Generate reporting boards and tools covering design reviews, manufacturing yield, and test results for business and program reviews
• Support agile product planning, electronics design sprints, and manufacturing capacity planning
• Coach teams on self-organization and design-to-manufacturing handoffs
• Lead Tiger Teams for electronics design challenges and manufacturing issues
• Track IPT receivables and deliverables, electronics hardware configurations, and manufacturing specifications
• Coordinate with internal and external manufacturing and test facilities to deliver flight-ready avionics hardware
• Coordinate electronics design reviews, manufacturing readiness assessments, and supplier qualification activities
• Mentor team members and provide leadership and development opportunities
• Promote and coach Blue Origin leadership principles

Senior Engineer – Avionics, Instruments & GNC

Mechanical Engineer

• Provide leadership as a member of a cross-disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment
• Participate in the entire design cycle of flight- and mission-critical avionics
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and design architecture
• Collaborate with electrical engineering on printed circuit board and interconnect systems, including thermal and structural analyses
• Lead design trade studies
• Design avionics enclosure solutions for performance and high reliability in harsh environments
• Create mechanical interface definitions, specifications, and control documents
• Create 3D CAD models, assemblies, part and assembly drawings, installation drawings, and technical documentation
• Build and evaluate prototype assemblies
• Create assembly aids and test fixtures
• Collaborate on and document mechanical best practices
• Plan and conduct engineering tests and data reviews
• Create and deliver technical presentations, proposals, and training materials
• Review assembly instructions and support hardware builds
• Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, and inspection
• Support Production and Quality Engineering, including dispositioning material defects
• Manage product design configuration revisions through the product lifecycle
• Mentor and train junior engineers
• Review and approve designs and documentation created by other team members

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Lunar Permanence, Avionics Packaging

• Own valve designs end-to-end, including requirements, interfaces, detailed design, drawing release, test support, and anomaly resolution
• Perform first-order structural, thermal, and flow analyses; coordinate higher-fidelity FEA and CFD modeling with the analysis team
• Size components, select materials, and evaluate performance under pressure, vibration, temperature, and mechanical loads
• Create drawings and apply GD&T per ASME Y14.5 to produce manufacturable and inspectable hardware
• Model valves, fittings, actuators, and interfaces in Creo within the flight vehicle assembly
• Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, and manufacturing to source, fabricate, and deliver flight hardware
• Support development and qualification testing; analyze test data and iterate designs
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in technical peer reviews
• Develop next-generation valves for crewed lunar vehicles and sustained human presence on the Moon