Senior Power Electronics & PCB Design Engineer Lead - TeraWave

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC seeks a Senior Power Electronics & PCB Design Engineer Lead to guide a team of circuit and PCB designers for PMAD electronics. You will own board architecture, drive cost and mass reduction, and ensure producibility for spaceflight hardware.

Responsibilities include design verification, environmental qualification, and flight readiness support. The role requires a strong background in power electronics, high-voltage design, and IPC/DFM practices, with leadership experience across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Materials Science Engineering, Physics, or related field plus 8+ years electronics hardware development.
• Hands-on experience with power electronics, high-voltage switching, and PCB layout considering creepage/clearance.
• Familiarity with IPC standards and DFM/DFT for production electronics.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team designing PMAD electronics for power management and distribution.
• Define board architecture, optimize for cost, mass, and producibility, and drive DFM/DFT.
• Oversee validation, environmental qualification, and production release activities.

Skills

Power electronics

High-voltage design

Circuit analysis

EMC/EMI best practices

DFM/DFT

IPC standards

Signal integrity

Thermal management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Senior Power Electronics & PCB Design Engineer Lead - TeraWave page is loaded## Senior Power Electronics & PCB Design Engineer Lead - TeraWavelocations: Greater Seattle Areatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R69690Application close date:Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.This role sits within the TeraWave Spacecraft Bus Electrical Power Subsystem team. We are seeking a Lead Power Electronics and PCB Design Engineer to lead a team of experienced circuit and PCB design engineers responsible for the Power Management and Distribution (PMAD) electronics. Your team's mandate is clear: optimize the PMAD for cost, mass, and producibility without compromising reliability or performance - and do it at constellation scale.This is a dual technical leadership and hands-on engineering role. You will set technical direction, manage complex design trades, and guide your team through schematic review, layout, verification, and qualification. You will also roll up your sleeves - owning board architecture decisions, driving DFM/DFT, and working directly with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturers to ensure the design is buildable at rate. TeraWave produces thousands of units, which means every decision you make has a direct multiplying effect on cost, yield, and schedule.**Responsibilities:*** Lead a team of PCB and circuit design engineers responsible for PMAD electronics design, optimization, and production readiness* Own board architecture decisions for the PMAD, including power distribution, connector strategy, signal routing, current path design, protection interfaces, serviceability, and manufacturability* Drive cost and mass reduction trades, architecture simplification, modularity, part count reduction, and recurring manufacturing cost improvements* Lead electronics requirements definition, architecture trades, detailed design development, design verification, and test across the PMAD* Design multi-layer PCBs for complex digital, mixed-signal, and high-voltage/high-power systems, with careful attention to EMC, creepage and clearance, signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal management* Conduct power integrity analysis and design power distribution networks (PDN) for low-noise, high-current applications* Work closely with mechanical packaging and harness teams to ensure the PMAD design is scalable, integrable, and manufacturable* Work with PCB fabricators and contract manufacturers to resolve fabrication and assembly issues and ensure DFM compliance* Collaborate with supply chain to ensure component and material availability for production rate* Support board bring-up, hardware debugging, and anomaly resolution during development, qualification, and integration* Follow designs through formal verification, environmental qualification, and production release; support integration and flight acceptance activities* Generate and maintain complete fabrication and assembly documentation including Gerber files, drill files, assembly drawings, and BOMs within the configuration management system**Minimum Qualifications:*** Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Materials Science Engineering, Physics, or a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field, plus 8 or more years of electronics hardware development experience, including demonstrated team leadership experience spanning technical guidance, performance development, and cross-functional coordination* Proficiency with PCB design tools - Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or equivalent - including hands-on layout experience for mixed-signal and high-power designs* Demonstrated experience in power electronics hardware development, including high-voltage switching, power regulation, and PCB layout with explicit consideration for creepage, clearance, and thermal management* Hands-on circuit design experience across analog, digital, or mixed-signal domains, including analysis, simulation, component selection, and troubleshooting of common parts such as power supplies, ADCs, DACs, op amps, processors, and MOSFETs* Working knowledge of DFM, DFT principles, and IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-6012, IPC-A-610 or equivalent), with experience applying them in a production electronics context* Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum - required for access to export-controlled technical dataPreferred Qualifications:* Experience designing electronics for space or aerospace environments, including vacuum, thermal cycling, radiation tolerance, and vibration* Experience with power integrity analysis tools such as HyperLynx, Ansys SIwave, or Cadence Sigrity* Experience performing worst-case circuit analysis, FMEA/FMECA, and reliability analysis for high-reliability applications* Knowledge of signal integrity, grounding, and EMI/EMC best practices for high-power and mixed-signal PCB designs* Knowledge of common communication protocols including RS-422, I2C, SPI, LVDS, Ethernet, or CAN* Knowledge of conformal coating, potting, and other space-qualification surface treatment techniques* Familiarity with MIL-STD or NASA standards for electronics design and PCB fabrication* Background in fault detection, redundancy strategies, and system-level reliability design* Experience with **Windchill PLM** or an equivalent configuration management system* Strong written and verbal technical communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to author specifications, analysis reports, and design documentation independently###Base Pay Range for:WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45**Other site ranges may differ****Culture Statement****Export Control Regulations**Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.**Background Check*** Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check* Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation* Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.* Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical**Benefits***