Senior DSP/PHY Engineer for Space Tech (Onsite/Remote)

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior signal processing/ASIC-focused engineer to advance the TeraWave custom silicon for space communications. This onsite role allows hybrid remote exception while sites develop, with work across MATLAB/Python/C/C++ and FPGA/ASIC teams to optimize power and performance.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in signal processing or modem design, a relevant bachelor's, and advanced modeling experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE, CE or related field.
• 10+ years in signal processing or modem design.
• Experience with PHY, DSP, RF or mixed-signal designs.
• Strong hands-on coding in MATLAB, Python, C/C++ for DSP.
• Experience with floating-/fixed-point modeling and optimization.
• Knowledge of DSP and communications systems and filters.

Responsibilities

• Develop models/algorithms for TeraWave Custom Silicon.
• Implement DSP/PHY algorithms in MATLAB, Python, C/C++.
• Move algorithms from float to fixed-point and verify bit-accuracy.
• Pursue lowest power and highest performance.
• Target FPGA/ASIC implementation with fixed-point optimization.
• Support pre-silicon verification and ASIC bring-up.
• Design advanced digital end-to-end communication systems.
• Model channel impairments and validate across models.
• Collaborate with ASIC, RFIC, and SW teams.
• Assist in prototype pre-silicon platform bring-up and post-silicon validation.
• Debug and correlate performance across RTL/FPGA and silicon.

Skills

Signal processing

Modem design

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

DSP knowledge

Beamforming

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related field

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB

SystemC

C/C++ toolchains

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior signal processing/ASIC-focused engineer to advance the TeraWave custom silicon for space communications. This onsite role allows hybrid remote exception while sites develop, with work across MATLAB/Python/C/C++ and FPGA/ASIC teams to optimize power and performance.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in signal processing or modem design, a relevant bachelor's, and advanced modeling experience.