Senior High-Speed PCB Engineer — Space Network SI/PI

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Principal PCB Hardware Engineer to design and validate high-speed PCBs for the TeraWave network, including SerDes interfaces, DDR-like memory considerations, and PDN during bring-up. You will lead SI/PI analysis, 3D EM simulations, and collaboration with firmware for space-grade hardware.

Base Pay Range for WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45, reflecting senior responsibility for space hardware development and vendor coordination in a high-assurance environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in high-speed PCB design and hardware development.
• Deep expertise in signal integrity analysis and physical layer correlation measurements.
• Hands-on experience with advanced PCB manufacturing technologies.
• Proven experience designing high speed memory interfaces and SerDes at data rates of 10 Gbps and above.
• Experience with PCB design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for testability (DFT).
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.
• Background in production hardware including vendor management and yield optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware bring-up and validation of the TeraWave switch PCB, including power sequencing and eye diagram characterization.
• Design and review PCB layer stack-ups with fabricators to meet SI, PI, and reliability requirements.
• Develop 3D EM models and SI simulations, validate with measurements (VNA, TDR).
• Collaborate with firmware/software teams on BSP integration and hardware-software interface debugging.
• Coordinate with PCB fabricators, assembly, and suppliers for high-reliability space hardware.

Skills

Signal integrity

Power integrity

SerDes

PCB design high-speed

DFM

DFT

PCB vendor management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

VNA

TDR analysis

3D EM simulation

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Principal PCB Hardware Engineer to design and validate high-speed PCBs for the TeraWave network, including SerDes interfaces, DDR-like memory considerations, and PDN during bring-up. You will lead SI/PI analysis, 3D EM simulations, and collaboration with firmware for space-grade hardware.

Base Pay Range for WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45, reflecting senior responsibility for space hardware development and vendor coordination in a high-assurance environment.