Blue Origin

Sr. Electrical Engineer - Avionics Center of Excellence

Blue Origin$156K — $219K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field
  • 10+ years of experience designing complex hardware
  • Proficient in Altium software
  • Knowledge of high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design
  • Familiarity with circuit analysis and simulation tools
  • Experienced in power management for battery-based systems
  • Understanding of RF communication principles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a multidisciplinary team in delivering avionics hardware subsystems
  • Design, develop, and verify high-performance avionics hardware
  • Drive requirements definition and analysis in collaboration with technical leads
  • Conduct detailed design and testing of flight and power management components
  • Ensure manufacturability and simplicity in designs
  • Create circuit layouts adhering to EMI/EMC principles
  • Foster innovation in engineering workflows through shared solutions.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with 5% company match
  • Stock options for regular employees
  • Up to four weeks of PTO and 14 company-paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

As part of a the avionics team, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers to deliver avionics hardware subsystem elements, including common circuit blocks and development kits. As part of this team, you will design, develop, and verify high-performance avionics hardware for incorporation in various flight vehicles. Together with programs' technical leads you will drive requirements definition, modeling, analysis, design, fabrication, and test of flight and power management components and subsystems elements. Your responsibilities will encompass electronic requirements, architecture concepts, detailed design, development, and test.

Special Mentions
  • Relocation provided


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field
  • 10+ proven years experience in the design of complex hardware
  • Skilled Altium user


One or more of the following:
  • High-speed digital, analog, and/or mixed-signal circuit design, build, and troubleshooting, with a strong understanding of EE principles
  • Circuit analysis and simulation, such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and logic or Spice simulation
  • Experience in grounding and general board layout principles, including EMI/EMC tradeoffs
  • Battery-based power systems, including power management, power switching, charging, and battery safety
  • Computer command and I/O control for sophisticated industrial systems or vehicles
  • RF communication subsystem and/or component design, with a strong background in RF principles
  • Design of Data Acquisition Systems and familiarity with a variety of sensor technologies
  • Background developing sophisticated circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or other advanced electronic commercial or aerospace products
  • Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
  • 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

  • Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related subject areas.
  • 15+ years proven experience in design, development, integration, test, and operation of Avionics systems or vehicles


Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45

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.


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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Size
3,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2000

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