Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Role Overview:

Blue Origin is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead development of the TeraWave Front-End Integrated Circuit (FEIC) chipset family. These chips, performing IF-to-RF conversion, low-noise and power-efficient mmwave amplification, and LO generation, form the core building blocks of TeraWave's mm-wave phased array implementation across both payloads and user terminals. They play a decisive role in overall link performance, defining the system's mm-wave noise figure, power efficiency, resiliency, and cost structure.

This role owns the full product lifecycle-from architecture definition through tapeout and into production-including antenna co-development. As the key driving force behind the program, the TPM will orchestrate internal teams, external vendors, and IP providers to deliver against technical and schedule targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive parallel development FEIC chipsets from architecture definition through tapeout,silicon bring-up and production on accelerated & interleaved schedules.
• Build and maintain integrated schedules across multiple design services vendors and partners, tracking inter-variant dependencies and shared design elements.
• Coordinate closure of architecture trades, frequency planning and digital control interface selection.
• Track and mitigate risks related to vendor schedule and pricing divergences , antenna design strategy, band emission compliance, and cross-variant design reuse targets
• Align FEIC specifications and analog interface definitions to ensure system-level compatibility, including analog I/O pin-map and footprint co-design
• Manage antenna co-development, ensuring FEIC electrical specs are compatible with antenna integration and that end-product deliverable is aligned across stakeholders.
• Monitor performance, power, and yield targets and drive DFT and final test strategy definition with vendors.
• Coordinate multi-variant mask planning including metal-layer variants to minimize tapeout risk and cost across frequency and feature variants
• Oversee the post-silicon development phases including bring-up, bench-validation, characterization, qualification and production ramp.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years in technical program management or RF/mixed-signal semiconductor development
• 5+ years managing RFIC or mixed-signal ASIC programs from specification through tapeout and silicon bring-up, including multi-variant or multi-process-node programs
• Experience coordinating development across multiple design vendors and process technologies simultaneously, including vendor selection, SOW definition, and technical milestone management
• Demonstrated expertise in technical risk identification and program planning for analog/RF systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on RF, microwave, or mixed-signal IC design
• Familiarity with millimeter-wave RFIC architectures including power amplifiers, LNAs, fractional-N PLLs, and mixer design at Ka/V/E-band frequencies
• Experience with Antenna-in-Package (AiP) co-design and RFIC packaging for phased-array applications, including pin-map, substrate, and bump/ball pitch co-optimization
• Knowledge of RF CMOS/SOI or BiCMOS process technologies and their design constraints
• Background in satellite communications, phased-array antenna systems, or space-grade RFIC qualification

Compensation Range for:
CA applicants is $249,235.00 - $348,928.65

Other site ranges may differ

Culture 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 an 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.

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.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.