Senior Mixed-Signal SOC Product Engineer (Space)

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 10% of the time

Technical assessment during interview

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned Senior Product Engineer to own the production release of a highly integrated mixed-signal System-on-Chip (SOC) for TeraWave. You will guide the SOC from tape-out through qualification, characterization, engineering validation, and high-volume production, directly influencing schedule attainment, yield, and cost structure.

Your work will sit at the intersection of product engineering, test engineering, and validation engineering, ensuring adherence to JEDEC

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent and 7+ years of IC product engineering / product development experience, including bringing mixed-signal or digital SOCs from definition to production release.
• Hands-on knowledge of mixed-signal IC testing: ADC/DAC characterization, high-speed SerDes eye margin, digital datapath functional coverage, and embedded CPU bringup.
• Advanced knowledge of IC manufacturing processes, DFT methodologies (scan, BIST, JTAG), and failure analysis techniques.
• Strong statistical analysis capability with JMP, Gauge R&R, limit setting, and DOE methodology.
• Bench evaluation skills with proficiency in Python or similar scripting language for test automation and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the Digital BeamformerSOC product release, guiding the ASIC from tape-out compliance through production qualification while ensuring adherence to internal development processes, and JEDEC standards.
• Formulate and execute characterization and qualification plans covering AFE (ADC/DAC), DFE, element datapath (Rx/Tx), beam datapath processing, and synchronization/timing calibration subsystems.
• Drive Validation and test engineering groups for measurements and data collection, and own statistical analysis, qualification, ATE correlation, production test-limit setting, and datasheet parameter validation.
• Define engineering validation requirements for all SOC interfaces: Digital SerDes (DSI), Stream Data Interface (SDIF), host Ethernet, SPI/I3C slave, and FEIC control interfaces.
• Own failure analysis across the production lifecycle—coordinating with design, OSATs, and labs to root-cause yield, reliability, and field issues across digital, mixed-signal, and power domains, and to drive corrective actions.
• Develop and validate ATE test solutions in partnership with test engineers, including DFT-based structural test (scan, BIST) and functional test for beamforming datapath and calibration sequences.
• Assess and validate radiation-mitigation features (SEU scrubbing, redundancy, error correction) in coordination with radiation-effects and reliability teams.
• Review NPI hardware designs—load boards, probe cards, characterization and validation boards for DBF SOC bringup.
• Spearhead cost reductions through yield improvement, test-time optimization, and ATE coverage rationalization.
• Manage excursions, including low-yield events, RMAs, and in-field anomalies.
• Operate as the key interface between the NPI team and backend operations and OSATs.
• Define KPIs for DBF SOC production health, monitor ongoing performance, and deliver regular reporting to program and operations leadership.
• Continuously identify process enhancements for the NPI flow, with emphasis on DBF SOC‑specific bring‑up complexity and multi‑die integration.
• Mentor junior team members, fostering technical and professional growth in mixed‑signal and digital SOC product engineering.

Skills

IC testing

Statistical analysis

Python scripting

DFT methods

Failure analysis

Production release ownership

Education

BSEE or equivalent

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned Senior Product Engineer to own the production release of a highly integrated mixed-signal System-on-Chip (SOC) for TeraWave. You will guide the SOC from tape-out through qualification, characterization, engineering validation, and high-volume production, directly influencing schedule attainment, yield, and cost structure.

Your work will sit at the intersection of product engineering, test engineering, and validation engineering, ensuring adherence to JEDEC