Lead Silicon SW/HW Integration Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Stock options

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the United States is seeking a Lead Silicon Software and Hardware Integration Engineer to lead the bridging of custom silicon architectures with upper-level software stacks. You will drive HW bring-up and system-level debugging across pre-silicon planning to firmware integration.

The role requires hands-on experience with SoC design, RF, and high-speed interfaces, and will involve onsite work in San Diego, CA, with potential travel.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in signal processing, RF design, or system integration.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, RF transceiver, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, I2C, SPI).
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment including logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzer, and oscilloscope.
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Planning: Manage HW/SW integration, establish project timelines, and plan resource allocation for silicon programs.
• Hardware Bring-up: Oversee and lead the initial power-on and initialization of newly manufactured chips in the lab.
• Integrate HW/FW: Drive the strategy to integrate hardware and firmware directly on the physical silicon for cohesive system behavior.
• Design & Build Boards: Direct the design and construction of test boards for silicon bring-up and hardware/software integration.
• Cross-Functional Debug: Partner with architects, hardware designers, and software engineering teams to root-cause complex failures and performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Signal processing

RF design

System integration

C/C++

Python

Lab equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

PCIe

I2C

SPI

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscope

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in the United States is seeking a Lead Silicon Software and Hardware Integration Engineer to lead the bridging of custom silicon architectures with upper-level software stacks. You will drive HW bring-up and system-level debugging across pre-silicon planning to firmware integration.

The role requires hands-on experience with SoC design, RF, and high-speed interfaces, and will involve onsite work in San Diego, CA, with potential travel.