Lunar Avionics Power Electronics Engineer III

Blue Origin LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking an experienced avionics engineer to lead the design of digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits for spacecraft avionics systems. You will own boards end-to-end—from concept and requirements to qualification, testing, and production release—participating in architecture trade studies and risk analyses.

You will work hands-on across development and production phases, collaborating with a team to advance spaceflight capabilities, with travel to other Blue Origin

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Breadth of understanding in electronics hardware development for complex circuit cards or aerospace products.
• Experience with analog or mixed-signal design including analysis, simulation, testing, troubleshooting, and part selection.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and board layout principles.
• Familiar with MCUs, FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, Op Amps, power supplies, memory, and MOSFETs.
• Knowledge of RS232, RS422, I2C, SPI, LVDS, Ethernet, CAN, or PCIe.
• Desire to work hands-on throughout development and production lifecycles.
• Ability to earn trust and collaborate in a team culture.
• Willingness to travel 10% to other Blue Origin locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal avionic designs.
• Own avionics boards across the product life cycle from concept to production release.
• Support avionics architecture trade studies, performance characterization, and component selection.
• Support risk analyses, FMECA, WCCA, DFx, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Participate in technology development, mission assurance, and process improvements.
• Communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mixed-signal design

Signal integrity

PCB/layout principles

MCUs & FPGAs

Power supplies

Communication protocols

Team collaboration

Travel 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

HSPICE

HFSS

MATLAB/Simulink

PCB design tools

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking an experienced avionics engineer to lead the design of digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits for spacecraft avionics systems. You will own boards end-to-end—from concept and requirements to qualification, testing, and production release—participating in architecture trade studies and risk analyses.

You will work hands-on across development and production phases, collaborating with a team to advance spaceflight capabilities, with travel to other Blue Origin