Blue Origin

Senior Electrical Engineer - Circuit Design - TeraWave

Blue Origin$144K — $201K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 7+ years designing ruggedized electronic components or high-performance hardware
  • End-to-end product development experience for space-rated components
  • Experience with hardware in radiation environments and EEE parts selection
  • Strong digital design experience including FPGAs and CMOS sensors
  • Hands-on PCB design experience with Altium Designer
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful resident

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end product development for space-rated components
  • Lead a cross-disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment
  • Participate in the full design cycle of mission-critical avionics
  • Collaborate with customers to define requirements and design architecture
  • Incorporate PCB systems, signal and power integrity analyses
  • Conduct design trade studies and develop avionics solutions
  • Create specifications and control documents for mechanical interfaces

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Stock options available for all regular employees
  • Generous paid time off policy including four weeks annually and up to 14 holidays
  • Education Support Program available
Full Job Description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

As part of the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team, you will be responsible for driving requirements, design, analysis, test, and critical review of avionics hardware. This senior level role requires leadership and expertise for schematic and circuit design. You will play a key role in developing the TeraWave Satellite system from concept through formal qualification and verification including integration and flight support activities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Own end-to-end product development for a space rated component.
  • Provide leadership as a member of a cross disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment
  • Participate in the entire design cycle of flight and mission critical avionics
  • Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and design architecture
  • Collaborate with the electrical engineering team to incorporate printed circuit board interconnect systems, signal integrity and power integrity analyses of these components
  • Lead design trade studies
  • Design avionics solutions for performance and high reliability in harsh environments
  • Create mechanical interface definitions, specifications, and control documents
  • Plan and conduct engineeringtests and datareviews
  • Create and deliver presentations, proposals, and training material on technical subjects
  • Review assembly instructions and support hardwarebuilds
  • Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, and inspection
  • Support Production and Quality Engineering as needed, including dispositioning material defects
  • Manage revisions of the product design configurations through the product lifecycle
  • Mentor and train junior engineers
  • Review and approve designs and documentation created by other team members

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degreein Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
  • 7 or more yearsof hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components or high-performance, high-reliability hardware
  • End-to-end product development experiencefor a space-rated component, from requirements definition through qualification and production release
  • Demonstrated experience designing hardware for radiation environments, including EEE parts selection and qualification for space applications
  • Experience integrating complex optoelectronic and electromechanical componentsinto flight hardware assemblies
  • Strong digital design experience, including FPGAs, CMOS sensors, and DDR memory
  • Hands-on PCB design experienceusing Altium Designer, including multi-laminate stack-ups, impedance-controlled nets, FPGA integration, and EMI/EMC mitigation strategies for flight hardware
  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
  • Experience leading complex spaceflight avionics programs, including hardware, firmware, and software integration
  • Experience performing worst-case circuit analysis, circuit FEA, and FMEA/FMECA for high-reliability applications
  • Background in fault detection, redundancy strategies, and system-level reliability modeling
  • Proficiency with scripting, programming, and analysis tools including Python, C, C++, MATLAB, and Linux/Windows shell scripting
  • Experience managing and mentoring engineering teams, including performance development, technical guidance, and cross-functional coordination
  • Ability to work independently and drive progress on rapid development programs with aggressive schedules

Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45 CO applicants is $144,179.00 - $201,849.90 WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45

Other site ranges may differ


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.

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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2000

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