Director, Next-Gen RF Payloads for Space Network

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 273,000 - 382,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin, based in California, seeks a Director to lead the development of a next-generation satellite payload, including the Phase Array Antenna and RF gateways, from concept through manufacturing transfer. You will head a multidisciplinary team responsible for hardware architecture and design development, embedded software, systems integration, validation, and production readiness.

You will define architecture across RF, digital, power, thermal, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing

Qualifications

• 10+ years in hardware and embedded systems development, with 6+ years leading technical teams.
• Proven success bringing complex connected hardware from prototype to mass production.
• Strong background in RF design, embedded systems, board design, system integration, and production test.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware, embedded software, and systems engineering teams developing compact, rugged, high-performance communications terminals.
• Define product architecture across RF, digital, power, thermal, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing domains.
• Drive execution from prototype to high-volume production, including design for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and cost.
• Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams to select components, qualify suppliers, and transfer designs to a contract manufacturer or develop assembly processes.
• Establish program plans, technical milestones, risk management, and cross-functional coordination with operations, quality, and product management.
• Own system-level integration, bring-up, debugging, and validation strategy for hardware and firmware.
• Ensure embedded software supports secure boot, device provisioning, field updates, telemetry, diagnostics, and factory test.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team of engineers and technical leads.
• Manage external partners, including contract manufacturers, test labs, and specialist consultants.
• Create and maintain engineering processes for requirements management, change control, verification, and release readiness.

Skills

Hardware & embedded systems

Team leadership

RF design

Production transfer

Hardware architecture

Embedded software

System integration

Troubleshooting

Education

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Linux-based platforms

Job description

Blue Origin, based in California, seeks a Director to lead the development of a next-generation satellite payload, including the Phase Array Antenna and RF gateways, from concept through manufacturing transfer. You will head a multidisciplinary team responsible for hardware architecture and design development, embedded software, systems integration, validation, and production readiness.

You will define architecture across RF, digital, power, thermal, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing