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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Test Avionics Engineer III - **Company:** Blue Origin - **Location:** Merritt Island, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $119,814.0 - $182,988.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Arduino, Biometrics, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Signal Processing, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Test Data, PIC Microcontroller, Pcb Layout - **Published:** October 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88614074/1 ## About the Role * Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other relevant engineering field. * Established professional expertise in understanding and application of engineering fundamentals across the development cycle of systems including requirements, design, analysis, fabrication, assembly, verification and test. * 5+ years of experience in test engineering, data acquisition, signal processing, and/or embedded systems design, with demonstrated progression in technical scope and responsibility. * Deep knowledge of signals and systems principles, including sensor calibration and error modeling. Desired: * M.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or another relevant STEM field. * Strong software engineering and development capability in C/C++, Arduino and/or ARM SoC or similar embedded platforms. * Experience in electronics and embedded systems design, including microcontrollers, digital-to-analog converters, power supplies, component and subsystem-level circuit design, PCB layout, fabrication, packaging, test, and mechanical isolation. * Experience supporting formal qualification testing, certification documentation, or mission readiness activities. * Knowledge of software configuration control, quality assurance processes, and flight software development standards. ## Description The Test Avionics Engineer serves as a technical lead for developing, integrating, assembling, and executing critical tests on ground and flight hardware by acting as a domain owner for data acquisition, test platform sequencing, embedded hardware and software development, and test component integration. The Test Avionics Engineer coordinates across disciplines including test engineering, procurement, manufacturing engineering, electronics engineering, and software to deliver robust solutions that support critical test data acquisition objectives. The ideal candidate brings diverse expertise in assembling and operating data acquisition and mission sequencing platforms on a variety of ground, airborne, and space-based assets, leverages a confident results-driven leadership and ownership style, and has a strong systems-level perspective combined with a solid theoretical background., * Define and maintain requirements associated with data acquisition systems for a variety of test activities including aerodynamic, hydrodynamic, thermal/aerothermal, environmental qualification, propulsion, jettison, subscale, and full-scale flight test articles. * Develop, integrate, and maintain test equipment including vertically integrated mission sequencing and data acquisition embedded hardware. * Support sensor modeling and performance characterization for inertial measurement units (IMUs), pressure transducers, accelerometers, EO/IR sensors and visual odometry systems, load cells, strain, and thermal sensors. * Coordinate system integration with test engineers and test operators, ensuring proper data interfaces, timing, and computational resource allocations. * Develop artifacts to support test planning, documentation, and test readiness reviews. * Support ground and flight test activities as a data acquisition responsible engineer., 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. Background Check * Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check * Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation * Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training. * Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical, Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified 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. 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, sex, 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 "Know Your Rights," please see here. Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us atEEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request. 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), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here. 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. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.