Avionics EEE Parts Engineer - Lunar Permenance

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of the Lunar Transportation business unit. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building the sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from earth to the Lunar Surface. 

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, you will be responsible for electrical, electronic, and electromechanical (EEE) component selection, pedigree evaluation, component derating, part-level analyses, and environmental impact assessments. Your domain expertise as a Component Engineer will help the team develop and evolve our standards for EEE component testing, screening, and qualification. You will assist our teams to mitigate the cost, performance, and schedule risks by guiding EEE component selection for our flight avionics designs. In this role you will share in the team’s effort to improve the overall performance and reliability of our avionics systems.

To be successful in this role, you will need to possess a range of skills, experience, and knowledge of EEE Components in high-reliability applications.

You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

 

Responsibilities include but are limited to: 

• As a domain expert in EEE Components, you will lead program-wide component level assessment and evaluation activities
• Develop component level requirements and assist the responsible engineer in design solutions
• Develop value added screening and qualification approaches and methodologies
• Ensure compliance to EEE component requirements

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Experience with the use of commercial/automotive parts in safety-critical applications
• Familiarity with common EEE Component aerospace requirements (e.g., EEE-INST-002, SMC-S-011)
• Ability to acquire, evaluate, and explain Destructive Physical Analysis results, performance screening data, and component qualification artifacts from vendors per EEE Parts Control Plan requirements
• Experience developing and maintaining source control documentation for EEE components used in avionics/high-reliability designs
• Experience acquiring and assessing Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation for automotive parts
• Ability to assess the Bill of Materials for avionics designs against approved vendor/component parts lists and standards
• Experience processing non-standard part approval requests, program waiver requests, and discussing and explaining component quality documentation
• Ability to lead and investigate part advisories and alerts (e.g., GIDEP, ECIA)
• Ability to travel as the need arises to supplier locations throughout the U.S.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

 

Minimum Qualifications  (but not required):

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in component and parts management, avionics hardware development, integration, and/or test
• 2+ years of exposure to semiconductor design/processing, component screening, accelerated testing, reliability analysis

ITAR Requirements 

To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), a