Senior Electrical Design - Responsible Engineer

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin Engineers division is hiring for an experienced electrical engineer to design avionics hardware for rocket engines. You will develop analog and digital circuits, boards and rugged assemblies throughout the product life-cycle and lead a capable team through design, testing and production release.

The role emphasizes system engineering compliance, risk analyses, and root-cause investigations, with opportunities to grow in a highly collaborative environment and contribute to safe human

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with 7 years of professional experience in electronics hardware development.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in guiding project teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Hands-on experience with analog and digital circuit design, analysis, testing and debugging.
• Expert knowledge of Op-Amp circuits in instrumentation measurements including scaling and active filters.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power conversion, grounding, and board layout principles.
• Experience with electric motor drive circuits (EMA) is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication and teamwork.
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission to enable space.
• Preferred: space radiation environment design experience and high-rel reliability boards.

Responsibilities

• Electrical design of analog instrumentation measurement circuits for rocket engines.
• Electrical design of actuator circuits for solenoids or electromechanical servos.
• Interpret systems engineering and quality requirements for electrical development.
• Develop circuits, boards and rugged hardware across product life-cycle from concept to production release.
• Support risk analyses, DFx, FMECA and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Manage design schedules of avionics subsystems.
• Routinely present program status and issues.
• Identify root cause failure modes using fault tree and fishbone methods.

Skills

Electrical design

Analog & digital circuit design

Op-Amp circuits

Signal integrity

Board layout principles

EMI considerations

leadership & mentorship

Lab troubleshooting

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field

Graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

CAD layout tools

External board manufacturing/vendors

Job description

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight. As part of a hardworking team, you will develop and execute design avionics electronic hardware used to operate rocket engines in space. This development team is tightly knit and very collaborative, with a variety of experience and backgrounds. We care about the success of our peers and are eager to help each other learn and grow. Together we will build high-reliability, safety-critical avionics solutions. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

At Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.

Responsibilities

• Electrical design of analog instrumentation measurement circuits that measure various environmental and combustion conditions of a rocket engine.
• Electrical design of actuator circuits for solenoids, or electromechanical servo systems.
• Interpret systems engineering and quality requirements as they apply to electrical product development.
• Develop circuits, boards, and rugged electronic hardware assemblies across the entire product life-cycle; including concept and requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production.
• Support risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Manage design schedules of avionics subsystem.
• Routinely present program status and issues.
• Identify root cause failure modes using fault tree and fishbone methodologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with 7 years of professional experience of which 5+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in guiding project teams, making critical design decisions, and mentoring junior engineers.
• Direct hands‑on experience with analog, digital circuit design, analysis, test, and debug.
• Expert knowledge of Op‑Amp circuits as applied to instrumentation measurements including, scaling, active filters and current to voltage conversion.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power conversion, grounding, and general board layout principles.
• Experience with electric motor drive circuits (EMA) is a valuable asset.
• Highly organized teammate with excellent technical skills (written and verbal)
• Experience with data anomaly review and system troubleshooting in a lab or test environment.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree (or higher) in related engineering or technical field.
• Expertise designing electronics in a space radiation environment is a plus.
• Proven expertise crafting high-reliability, safety-critical, Class 3 board assemblies.
• Understanding of mechanical packaging of avionics in harsh environmental conditions.
• Knowledge of EMI issues related to precision analog or high voltage design.
• Proficiency using CAD layout tools to craft sophisticated printed circuit boards; and experience working with external board manufacturing and assembly vendors.
• Exposure to designing safety or critically important aerospace flight hardware aligned with DO‑254.
• Exposure to development of high-reliability and radiation‑tolerant flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments.

Base Pay Range for WA applicants

Base Pay Range for: WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45 Other site ranges may differ

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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