Senior Avionics Hardware Architect for Spaceflight

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle seeks a senior avionics hardware engineer to lead architecture and hardware development for spaceflight systems. You will design boards and integrated assemblies, verify through tests, and release to production.

The role requires 10+ years in electronics hardware, hands-on aerospace assembly experience, and knowledge of IPC standards and radiation-tolerant design. Strong communication and leadership are essential in a fast-paced, safety-critical program.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field with 10+ years of direct electronics hardware development experience.
• Hands-on experience developing aerospace electronic assemblies or sophisticated commercial hardware.
• Experience with analog, digital and mixed-signal analysis, design, test, and layout.
• Familiar with IPC standards and safety-critical, high-reliability hardware.
• Proficiency with Altium/Cadence design tools and external board vendors.

Responsibilities

• Develop avionics hardware (boards and integrated assemblies) across the full product life-cycle.
• Interactions with avionics systems including power electronics, compute, networking, sensors and actuators.
• Support architecture trades, performance characterization, device selection, and roadmap direction.
• Contribute to risk analyses, DFx, and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Participate in mission assurance and safety initiatives and process improvements.

Skills

Circuit analysis

Analog/digital/mixed-signal

Power electronics

Signal processing

Technical communication

Leadership

Education

Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadence OrCAD / Allegro

IPC-6xx familiarity

NASA-STD-8739.n familiarity

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle seeks a senior avionics hardware engineer to lead architecture and hardware development for spaceflight systems. You will design boards and integrated assemblies, verify through tests, and release to production.

The role requires 10+ years in electronics hardware, hands-on aerospace assembly experience, and knowledge of IPC standards and radiation-tolerant design. Strong communication and leadership are essential in a fast-paced, safety-critical program.