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Avionics Flight Systems Integration Engineer Verified today

Blue Origin · 2 Locations · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-29
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About the role

You will support the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As a software-hardware integrator, you will be on the front line of operational usage of avionics and an authority on all aspects of New Glenn avionics. You will follow integration of software and hardware from labs out to the vehicle and will be accountable for developing tools and systems to improve efficiency and make use of avionics seamless for production and test.

You will collaborate with software product owners, avionics box owners, and stage-level production leads, building comprehensive tools and relationships while making New Glenn a leading competitor in launch services.

Responsibilities

  • Represent Avionics as a liaison between engineering and integration environments (Hardware-in-the-Loop Lab, Acceptance Testing, Production, and Vehicle Operations)
  • Act as customer interface between Avionics customers and software, driving updates to systems, processes, requirements, and tooling
  • Serve as a first-line responder for the Software SOS (NGSOS) Hotline, triaging real-time issues across HIL, Mission Control, LRU Production, and OLS, and ensuring every issue reaches the correct subject matter expert for resolution
  • Own and maintain production software configuration control tools, including the NG Avionics Loader and Manifest, and their associated work orders, documentation, and training materials
  • Support end-to-end execution of the software deployment processes, identifying and driving process and tooling efficiencies
  • Rehearse system-software integration activities in the HIL prior to production floor execution; verify staffing and tooling readiness ahead of builds and campaigns
  • Develop and maintain troubleshooting guides, panels, and operational documentation to reduce reliance on tribal knowledge and support training of new operators and technicians
  • Participate in Control Room and Engineering Support Room (ESR) staffing for New Glenn operations as scheduled
  • Track issue disposition and resolution, capturing lessons learned and feeding improvement tasking back to software, systems, and operations integrators
  • Provide occasional after-hours and on-call support during real-time troubleshooting events, surge campaigns, and launch operations

Qualifications

  • Minimum of a B.S. degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or a related technical field
  • Experience with developing analyses and trade studies for sophisticated avionics systems
  • Working knowledge of Linux systems administration/usage and Ethernet-based networking in a lab or operational environment
  • Familiarity with software configuration control principles and practices
  • Demonstrated ability to rapidly troubleshoot and resolve technical issues under time pressure
  • Experience writing or reviewing technical requirements
  • Ability to work with partially defined requirements and changing criteria
  • Ability to earn trust and maintain positive, professional relationships across disciplines
  • Engaging communicator, able to explain difficult engineering concepts to people of other engineering fields: Electrical, Software, Mechanical
  • Willingness and ability to support occasional after-hours, on-call, or surge staffing needs
  • Ability to travel as required
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required for clearance eligibility

Desired experience

  • 5 or more years validated experience with avionics operations
  • Experience supporting Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments or vehicle production integration
  • Familiarity with software load/version tracking and audit tooling
  • Prior experience in a console operations, real-time support, or Mission Control role

Travel

  • If based in Cape Canaveral, FL: Occasional travel to Kent, WA required (typically a few trips per year, aligned with surge events and cross-site coordination)
  • If based in Kent, WA: Frequent travel to Cape Canaveral, FL required to support OLS operations, HIL integration, and launch campaigns

Compensation

Base pay range for WA applicants: $115,707.00 to $161,988.75. Other site ranges may differ.

Clearance

Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Blue Origin is subject to U.S. export control regulations; selected applicants will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified/export-controlled information.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with company match up to 5%
  • Education Support Program
  • Stock options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid time off: up to four weeks per year based on scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
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