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TITLE: Avionics Liaison Engineer II

DESCRIPTION: As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for supporting and representing the Electrical Harness Design team at our Rocket Manufacturing and Integration floor. This is a hands-on position that will involve you in all aspects of engineering, design, fabrication, installation and test. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Responsibilities:

• Answer all design related questions coming from our Rocket Manufacturing and Integration Floor.
• Support with the selection of avionics components and hardware, such as connectors, backshells, cable and wire, fasteners, bonding materials.
• Creation of Non-Conformances (NC) items in our internal system.
• Help with the creation of Non-Conformances (NC) dispositions.
• Create/update redline drawings for the 2D electrical harness drawings, 3D electrical harness installation drawings, hardware and units installation drawings.
• Release Redline drawings in Windchill.
• Support any improvement initiatives associated to increase rate, productivity, and efficiency at our Rocket Manufacturing and Integration Floor.
• Support and identify any initiatives and updates required in the design engineering to facilitate automation during Avionics Installation.
• Support process updates and improvements based on our Rocket Manufacturing and Integration Floor.
• Provide technical guidance for Avionics Installation.
• Support the assembly and testing of cables and harnesses, Avionics LRUs and Avionics hardware.
• Report on activity schedule and technical status.
• Identify opportunities for technical improvements.

Qualificatio

• B.S. degree or higher in Electrical or an appropriate engineering field.
• 2+ years of experience designing Avionics/Electrical Harnesses for the Aerospace industry.
• 3+ years of experience supporting manufacturing/Installation of Wire Harnesses or Avionics LRUs for the Aerospace industry.
• Knowledge of harness fabrication and installation processes.
• Knowledge of Avionics LRUs fabrication and installation processes.
• Knowledge of Avionics Hardware fabrication and installation processes.
• Experience with Creo and Windchill and Routed System Designer (RSD).
• Understanding and application of wire derating analysis.
• Familiar with existing applicable harness standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4
• Strong electrical/mechanical design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software.
• 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.

Desired

• IPC/WHMA-A-620A Certification.
• Experience with Pro/E Piping.
• Experience with other high-end CAD routing software such as Unigraphics NX Electrical and Mechanical Routing.
• Experience with launch vehicle or spacecraft electrical/mechanical systems.
• Knowledgeable on 6 sigma principles.
• 6 Sigma Green/Black belt certification.

Inclusivity Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

Benefits include: 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%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here.

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