Senior Power Electronics Engineer - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled avionics engineer to lead digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design for lunar and space flight systems. You will own boards end-to-end, from concept through production release, and contribute to architecture trades, verification, and risk analyses in a safety‑critical culture.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration across teams, and ongoing improvement of avionics processes to enable reliable crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with electronics hardware development including complex circuit cards or aerospace products.
• Experience with analog or mixed-signal circuit design, including analysis, simulation, test, and part selection.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and board layout principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal avionics designs that interact with spacecraft systems.
• Own avionics boards across the product life cycle from concept to production release.
• Support architecture trade studies, performance characterization, and controller roadmap direction.
• Contribute to DFx, root-cause analysis, and test verification activities.
• Participate in mission assurance, safety initiatives, and process improvements.
• Communicate status, risks, and challenges to management.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal design

Signal integrity

Microcontrollers

FPGAs

ADC/DAC

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

RS232

RS422

I2C

SPI

LVDS

CAN

PCIe

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled avionics engineer to lead digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design for lunar and space flight systems. You will own boards end-to-end, from concept through production release, and contribute to architecture trades, verification, and risk analyses in a safety‑critical culture.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration across teams, and ongoing improvement of avionics processes to enable reliable crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface.