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Blue Origin LLC Harness Systems Engineer III - New Shepard in Seattle, Washington
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 New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Karman line - the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space. As part of a multidisciplinary team of Avionics engineers, you will deliver Avionics hardware systems to New Shepard. As part of the hardworking and diverse New Shepard Avionics harnessing team, you will be responsible for the design and installation of electrical harnesses for the New Shepard Propulsion Module and Crew Capsule. You will be integrated with our rocket program and technical leads to drive requirements definition, modeling, analysis, design, test, and production release of on-vehicle launch, components, and sub-systems. This is a hands-on position that will involve you in all aspects of engineering, design, fabrication, installation, test, and operations support. Additionally, you will work with Manufacturing Engineers and Integration Engineers to respond to and help resolve harnessing non-conformances and anomalies, ensuring each New Shepard is fit for flight and reflight. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality toward safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities: Provide rapid responses to production anomalies and non-conformances as they relate to on-vehicle harnessing Design electrical harnesses for power distribution, RF, communication, and high-speed data signal Select harness components, connectors, backshells, cable, and wire Create 3D routed harness data files using Creo Cabling and Zuken E3.schematic or Creo Schematic/Routed System Designer (RSD) Create harness detail and installation drawings, including 2D flat harness drawings from the 3D harness data sets Design and installation of harness support brackets Support design configuration, development, and trade studies Develop harness routing requirements, interfaces, specifications, and process controls Understand EMI/RFI principles and their application to harness shielding Provide technical guidance for hardware installation Assist with the assembly and testing of cables and harnesses Maintain and report on activity schedule and technical status Find opportunities for improvements and operational cost and schedule savings Minimum Qualifications: Passion for Blue Origin's mission: Millions of people living and working in space! B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent 5+ proven years industry experience in the design, assembly, and integration of cable harnesses Experience with Creo Cabling highly desired; equivalent other software may be considered if all other required qualifications are met Familiarity with application of wire derating analysis Familiarity with existing applicable harness standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4 or AS50881 Strong electrical/mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to our 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 gr