Lead Motor Design Engineer, Spacecraft Actuation

Blue Origin; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Job summary

Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics team in Colorado is seeking engineers to design and develop motors and electromagnetic devices for spacecraft motion and actuation systems. You will drive optimization through simulations, winding configurations, and electrical architectures, while contributing to mechanical integration and engineering release documentation.

Candidates should have 5–7 years in motor design, strong FEA experience (ANSYS, MotorCAD), and a track record of cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in motor or electromagnetic product design, specifically permanent magnet AC and DC motors and BLDCs.
• Experience with 2D and 3D electromagnetics FEA (ANSYS Maxwell and MotorCAD preferred).
• Understanding of motor design optimization: torque, power, efficiency, and thermal management.
• Strong knowledge of motor design principles, topologies, and performance tradeoffs.
• Skilled in GD&T, tolerance stack analysis, and precision manufacturing for demanding environments.
• Experience supporting full product lifecycle development, from concept through release and sustaining.
• Hands-on experience with prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Strong technical documentation and engineering release experience.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functional and communicate with customers.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop permanent magnet AC and DC motors, BLDCs, solenoids, as well as electromagnetic devices such as resolvers, LVDTs, RVDTs, and other electromagnetic sensors.
• Perform electromagnetic simulations, trade studies, and material selection to optimize performance, efficiency, and manufacturability.
• Develop electrical architectures, winding configurations, and interface designs from concept through release.
• Mechanical design of prototype, production, and test hardware relating to electromagnetics components and their surrounding architecture.
• Collaborate on integration with drives, control electronics, and sensor systems.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including drawings, models, BOMs, calculations, and specifications.
• Support prototyping, validation, qualification, and environmental testing.
• Analyze test data, troubleshoot issues, and perform root-cause investigations.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and program management.
• Interface directly with customers to resolve technical requirements and performance challenges.
• Contribute to reliability analysis (FMEA, MTBF) and continuous product improvement initiatives.
• Research and implement new materials, technologies and processes to enhance product performance.

Skills

Motor design

Cross-functional collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Technical communication

Prototype testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

ANSYS Maxwell

MotorCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics team in Colorado is seeking engineers to design and develop motors and electromagnetic devices for spacecraft motion and actuation systems. You will drive optimization through simulations, winding configurations, and electrical architectures, while contributing to mechanical integration and engineering release documentation.

Candidates should have 5–7 years in motor design, strong FEA experience (ANSYS, MotorCAD), and a track record of cross-functional