Senior Satellite Hardware Architect – RF, Beamforming

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 231,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Principal Hardware Systems Architect to define and lead the end-to-end architecture of a next‑gen satellite user terminal in the Greater Seattle area. You will own system-level hardware design across RF, digital processing, power, and mechanical integration.

You will drive roadmaps, trade studies, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver a high-performance, cost-optimized product at scale.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical or related field required.
• 10+ years hardware engineering experience in wireless, radar or satellite systems.
• Strong knowledge of phased arrays, digital beamforming and high-speed buses.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing and DFM/DFA constraints.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end hardware architecture for the user terminal.
• Evaluate components (SoCs, transceivers, memory) balancing performance and BOM cost.
• Coordinate RF, Electrical, Mechanical and Embedded Software interfaces.
• Define thermal strategy and high-voltage power delivery for beamforming.

Skills

Phased array physics

Digital beamforming

High-speed buses

RF front-ends

DFM/DFA

Education

Master’s/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Principal Hardware Systems Architect to define and lead the end-to-end architecture of a next‑gen satellite user terminal in the Greater Seattle area. You will own system-level hardware design across RF, digital processing, power, and mechanical integration.

You will drive roadmaps, trade studies, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver a high-performance, cost-optimized product at scale.