Senior PCBA Design & SMT DFX Engineer for Space Hardware

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel up to 50%

Stock options

Benefits include: Medical, dental, and

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manufacturing PCBA Design & SMT Fab DFX Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing design integration of TeraWave PCBA modules — bridging high-speed PCB layout, SMT fabrication processes, and volume production readiness.

As a foundational element of TeraWave operations, hardware must be architected for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and serviceability at constellation scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in PCBA design, SMT manufacturing, or hardware design in a product development and volume production environment.
• Experience designing multi-layer PCBs with high-speed interfaces and mixed-signal power distribution; proficiency in Altium, Cadence, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with SMT fabrication processes, including stencil design, reflow, AOI/X-ray inspection, and line bring-up.
• Hands-on experience designing and integrating high-speed Ethernet switch hardware, NPUs, SerDes, and optical/copper PHY technologies.
• Demonstrated application of DFX principles in bringing PCBAs from design into volume production.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-layer PCBA design for switch line cards: stackup, impedance routing, thermal management, manufacturability.
• Own SMT fabrication process development: panelization, stencil design, reflow profiles, component placement optimization.
• Manage CCA BOM procurement, vendor coordination, SMT line qualification, and assembly oversight.
• Drive first-article inspection, process validation, and manufacturing readiness reviews to support production ramp.
• Design for Excellence across DFM/DFT/DFA/DFR for scalable production.

Skills

PCBA design

SMT manufacturing

High-speed PCB

Altium/Cadence

Electrical engineering degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Manufacturing Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manufacturing PCBA Design & SMT Fab DFX Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing design integration of TeraWave PCBA modules — bridging high-speed PCB layout, SMT fabrication processes, and volume production readiness.

As a foundational element of TeraWave operations, hardware must be architected for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and serviceability at constellation scale.