Senior RF Systems Engineer for Space Launch

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,706 - 182,988; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle area seeks an experienced RF Engineer III to design, develop, and verify high‑performance RF systems, radios and antennas for the New Glenn program. You will work with the RF team to drive requirements, modeling, analysis, and production release of on‑vehicle RF systems.

You should have 5+ years in RF design, telemetry, and aerospace hardware, strong grounding/EMI understanding, and hands‑on PCB experience; familiarity with HFSS, Microwave Office, Altium,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with hands‑on RF experience.
• 5+ years in design, development, integration, test and operation of complex electronics for aerospace.
• Experience with telemetry architectures and ground station equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and verify high‑performance RF systems, radios and antennas for the New Glenn program.
• Drive requirements definition, modeling, analysis, and production release of on‑vehicle RF systems.
• Lead testing and integration activities through qualification and flight support.
• Document designs and support environmental qualification and verification processes.

Skills

RF system design

Telemetry systems

EMI/EMC principles

High‑speed analog/digital

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS HFSS

AWR Microwave Office

Altium Designer

P-Spice / circuit analysis

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in the Greater Seattle area seeks an experienced RF Engineer III to design, develop, and verify high‑performance RF systems, radios and antennas for the New Glenn program. You will work with the RF team to drive requirements, modeling, analysis, and production release of on‑vehicle RF systems.

You should have 5+ years in RF design, telemetry, and aerospace hardware, strong grounding/EMI understanding, and hands‑on PCB experience; familiarity with HFSS, Microwave Office, Altium,