Senior NPI Engineer, Lunar Electronics & Avionics

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid Time Off

14 company holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC seeks a Senior New Product Introduction Engineer to transition advanced electronics and avionics from prototype to flight-ready hardware for lunar systems. You will serve as the bridge between development, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and contract manufacturers to ensure design intent and manufacturability across the NPI lifecycle.

The role emphasizes ownership of DFM/DFT/DFx improvements, build readiness, and issue resolution, with extensive collaboration across teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 8+ years of electronics manufacturing experience with NPI coordination responsibilities.
• Hands-on PCBA manufacturing, SMT, or test integration experience.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers or EMS providers on build execution and issue resolution.
• Strong understanding of DFM, DFA, and DFT with practical implementation.
• Ability to manage complex technical programs with hands-on engineering involvement.

Responsibilities

• Execute new product introduction for complex electronics assemblies and avionics hardware.
• Drive DFM, DFA, and DFT improvements through hands-on analysis and manufacturability feedback.
• Coordinate build readiness, engineering docs, release packages, and build records.
• Support manufacturing process development, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing, assembly, and test failures.
• Represent development on manufacturing floors and with contract manufacturers to resolve build issues.

Skills

Electronics manufacturing

NPI coordination

PCBA manufacturing

SMT

DFM

DFA

DFT

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional execution

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

IPC standards knowledge

Job description

Blue Origin LLC seeks a Senior New Product Introduction Engineer to transition advanced electronics and avionics from prototype to flight-ready hardware for lunar systems. You will serve as the bridge between development, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and contract manufacturers to ensure design intent and manufacturability across the NPI lifecycle.

The role emphasizes ownership of DFM/DFT/DFx improvements, build readiness, and issue resolution, with extensive collaboration across teams to