Senior Avionics Communications Engineer - Lunar Lander

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 156,802 - 219,522; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle area is seeking an Avionics Sr Communications Engineer to lead design of the MK-1 lunar lander communications subsystem. You will develop in-space architectures, decompose requirements, and coordinate with test and integration teams to ensure performance in radiation and thermal environments.

The role requires 10+ years in spacecraft communications, RF expertise, and experience with interfaces like RS-422, Ethernet, SpaceWire, and HDLC, plus MATLAB/Python

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in electrical engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in communication systems or RF testing.
• Experience delivering communications systems for spacecraft applications and addressing radiation effects.

Responsibilities

• Develop communication system design for one or more in-space architectures.
• Allocate and decompose higher level functions and requirements to the Communications Subsystems.
• Support alignment and implementation of Lunar Permanence System engineering practices.
• Manage system and lower-level requirements, including change control, audits, and coordination with other teams.
• Develop ConOps and maintain analyses and simulations (link budgets, coverage analyses).
• Coordinate with Integration & Test teams to ensure test facilities meet requirements.
• Track V&V activities and review subsystem test plans.
• Define vehicle-level interfaces between systems and components.
• Author safety artifacts including functional hazard assessments and mitigations.
• Mentor early career systems engineers.

Skills

Communication systems

RF testing

QPSK modulation

FEC encoding (Reed-Solomon, LDPC)

Interfaces (RS-422, Ethernet, Space-WF

HFSS, MATLAB, Python

Space environment radiation effects

Requirements decomposition

System integration

Mentoring

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

HFSS

MATLAB

Python

STK

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle area is seeking an Avionics Sr Communications Engineer to lead design of the MK-1 lunar lander communications subsystem. You will develop in-space architectures, decompose requirements, and coordinate with test and integration teams to ensure performance in radiation and thermal environments.

The role requires 10+ years in spacecraft communications, RF expertise, and experience with interfaces like RS-422, Ethernet, SpaceWire, and HDLC, plus MATLAB/Python