Senior Electrical Engineer: Spacecraft Power & EPS

Blue Origin; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Electrical Systems Engineer to own the EPS requirements baseline, architecture definitions, and verification closure. The role requires shaping interfaces and budgets across power and data subsystems, while coordinating trades and cross-functional reviews.

You will derive and manage verifiable requirements, ensure traceability from diagrams to tests, and support Flatsat and hardware-in-the-loop activities for high‑reliability spacecraft systems.

Qualifications

• B.S. in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of spacecraft systems engineering or electrical power systems experience.
• Knowledge of EPS architectures, power electronics, batteries, solar arrays, and EMI/EMC.
• Experience writing and managing requirements and developing verification plans.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical closure in evolving architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own requirements baseline, architecture products, interface definition, and verification strategy.
• Derive and manage verifiable electrical-system requirements with traceability.
• Interface with power-budget owners for various operating cases and reconcile assumptions.
• Lead electrical-architecture trades including bus voltage and solar-array sizing.
• Coordinate reviews and drive discrepancies to closure across teams.
• Create verification plans and support hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Skills

Electrical systems

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering

M.S. in electrical engineering (preferred)

Tools

JAMA/DOORS

Python/MATLAB

Jira/Confluence

Windchill/PLM

Databricks/SQL

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Electrical Systems Engineer to own the EPS requirements baseline, architecture definitions, and verification closure. The role requires shaping interfaces and budgets across power and data subsystems, while coordinating trades and cross-functional reviews.

You will derive and manage verifiable requirements, ensure traceability from diagrams to tests, and support Flatsat and hardware-in-the-loop activities for high‑reliability spacecraft systems.