Avionics Systems Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN

. Contribute to or lead New Glenn Avionics architecture trade studies, concept development, verification planning, vehicle integration, and operations support .

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $107,136 - $149,990 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to or lead New Glenn Avionics architecture trade studies, concept development, verification planning, vehicle integration, and operations support
Analyze, manage, and interpret requirements at the New Glenn Avionics subsystem level and flow down requirements to lower-level component specifications
Generate verification and validation plans, and work with integration and test teams to ensure the New Glenn Avionics subsystem meets requirements
Develop and manage power/network architecture, integrating multiple Avionics subsystems while ensuring deterministic performance and budget compliance
Develop and manage New Glenn Avionics fault tree analyses and other reliability/safety analyses across the system lifecycle
Produce technical writing (procedural definitions, specifications, interfaces, analysis support and description documents)
Contribute to design reviews (e.g. PDR, CDR) and ensure technical artifacts meet quality and compliance standards
Provide technical mentorship and process definition within the New Glenn Avionics engineering team

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace, or related technical subject area
5+ years relevant experience in the full life cycle development of avionics systems, including requirements, design, integration, test, and operations
Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems
An understanding of requirements definition, decomposition, and flow-down, circuit design, interface definition, hardware specifications, interface control, analyses, and verification
Demonstrated expertise delivering complex, safety critical, or similarly highly integrated avionics systems involving multiple subsystems and networked and IO interfaces
Strong ability and desire to analyze complex systems and deliver results-oriented solutions
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment across disciplines
Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

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%
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

avionics architecturerequirements analysisverification planningfault tree analysiscircuit designinterface definitionhardware specificationssystems engineering practicesintegration processessafety critical systems

Soft Skills

technical mentorshipcollaborative workanalytical skillsresults-orientedcommunication skills

Certifications

B.S. in Electrical EngineeringB.S. in Computer ScienceB.S. in Aerospace Engineering