Senior RF Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Communications

Blue Origin LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Washington state seeks an experienced Systems Engineer for RF hardware, including software-defined radios, RF amplifiers, and antennas. You will develop and verify RF system requirements, interface control documents, and safety artifacts while coordinating with test facilities and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes end-to-end safety and performance compliance for RF hardware in future space vehicles.

Qualifications

• Passion for getting people into space and back safely.
• B.S. degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Experience with RF hardware, especially software-defined radios, antennas, and RF amplifiers.
• Experience with RF communications systems or RADAR systems.
• Typically 5+ years of related experience.
• Ability to interpret and apply high-level system requirements to practical design solutions.
• Knowledge of systems engineering practices and risk management.
• Experience with requirements management software (JAMA preferred).
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of system and lower-level requirements for RF hardware.
• Support development of V&V plan for RF hardware and track activities to completion.
• Support development and maintenance of interface control documents for RF hardware.
• Coordinate development lifecycle artifacts for gated reviews (PDR, CDR).
• Support and establish processes for system safety artifacts (FHAs, FTAs, FMECAs).
• Coordinate reliability analyses for RF hardware.
• Coordinate with Integration & Test teams to ensure test facilities meet requirements.

Skills

RF hardware

Software-defined radios

RF amplifiers

RF communications

RADAR systems

JAMA (requirements)

System requirements interpretation

Systems engineering practices

Excellent communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

JAMA

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Washington state seeks an experienced Systems Engineer for RF hardware, including software-defined radios, RF amplifiers, and antennas. You will develop and verify RF system requirements, interface control documents, and safety artifacts while coordinating with test facilities and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes end-to-end safety and performance compliance for RF hardware in future space vehicles.