Senior Avionics System Engineer – Command & Data Handling

BLUE ORIGIN

Senior Avionics Systems Engineer within the Lunar Permanence team at Blue Origin. Developing Blue Moon landers and ensuring reliable transport of crew and cargo to the lunar surface.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $156,802 - $219,522 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in C&DH architecture, systems engineering practices, and integration processes is essential, along with a strong background in developing and managing complex avionics systems and network architectures. Proficiency in technical writing and the ability to mentor within an engineering team are also critical.

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C&DH Architecture DevelopmentSystems Engineering PracticesNetwork Architecture ManagementVerification and Validation PlanningTechnical Writing

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Hard Skills

Requirements DefinitionCircuit DesignInterface ControlTime Sensitive NetworkingNetwork/Precision Time ProtocolLayer 2/3 NetworkingDigital and Analog InterfacesFault Tree AnalysisReliability AnalysisAvionics Systems Development

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationGraphical CommunicationRelationship BuildingAnalytical Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

Avionics SystemsSafety Critical SystemsIntegration and TestDeterministic PerformanceSystem Lifecycle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to or lead C&DH architecture trade studies, concept development, verification planning, vehicle integration, and operations support.
Analyze, manage, and interpret requirements at the C&DH subsystem level and flow down requirements to lower-level component specifications.
Generate verification and validation plans, and work with Integration and Test team to ensure the C&DH subsystem meets requirements.
Develop and manage network architecture, integrating multiple subsystems while ensuring deterministic performance and budget compliance.
Develop and manage C&DH fault tree analyses and other reliability analyses across the system lifecycle.
Produce technical writing (procedural definitions, specifications, interfaces, analysis support and description documents).
Contribute to design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure technical artifacts meet quality and compliance standards.
Provide technical mentorship and peer review within the avionics engineering team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical subject area
8+ 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 C&DH or similarly highly integrated avionics systems involving multiple subsystems and networked and IO interfaces.
Demonstrated expertise related to configuring and managing time-sensitive, deterministic networks such as Time Sensitive Networking, ARINC 664, Time Triggered Ethernet, or other approaches.
Demonstrated expertise with Network/Precision Time Protocol and layer 2/3 networking (e.g., Ethernet, VLANs, QoS, IP, TCP/UDP, routing, etc.)
Demonstrated functional understanding of common electrical digital and analog interfaces (e.g. Serial Bus Communications, Video, Audio, Ethernet, Analog Sensors, etc.)
Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships
Strong ability and desire to analyze complex systems and deliver results-oriented solutions
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.

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
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.