Senior Principal Satellite Hardware Architect

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 264,000 - 370,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal Hardware Systems Architect to define and lead the end-to-end architecture of our next-generation satellite user terminal. You will own system-level hardware design across RF antenna arrays, high-speed digital processing, power systems, and mechanical integration.

You will drive the technical roadmap, make critical architectural and component trade-offs, and guide a cross-functional engineering team to deliver a high-performance, cost-optimized product at scale.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years hardware engineering with 4+ years as Principal/Lead Architect.
• Phased array antenna physics and digital beamforming knowledge.
• Experience with high-speed buses PCIe/SerDes/Ethernet and RF front-ends.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing and DFM/ DFA constraints.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end system block diagram and hardware architecture.
• Evaluate components balancing performance and BOM cost.
• Coordinate RF, Electrical, Mechanical and Embedded Software teams.
• Define thermal dissipation and high-voltage power frameworks.
• Guide product lifecycle from architecture to mass manufacturing with suppliers.
• Establish metrics, validation plans and compliance for international wireless deployment.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Phased array antennas

Digital beamforming

PCIe/SerDes/Ethernet

RF front-ends

Manufacturing/DFM

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal Hardware Systems Architect to define and lead the end-to-end architecture of our next-generation satellite user terminal. You will own system-level hardware design across RF antenna arrays, high-speed digital processing, power systems, and mechanical integration.

You will drive the technical roadmap, make critical architectural and component trade-offs, and guide a cross-functional engineering team to deliver a high-performance, cost-optimized product at scale.