Senior Space Avionics Circuit Design Engineer

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with match

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is hiring for a senior avionics leadership role within the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team. You will drive requirements, design, analysis, testing and reviews for space-rated electronics, including boards, sensors and FPGAs, in a high-reliability environment.

You will mentor engineers, define architecture with customers, and oversee the full design cycle from concept through qualification and flight support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components.
• End-to-end development for a space-rated component from requirements to production.
• Experience designing hardware for radiation environments and space qualification.
• Experience integrating optoelectronic and electromechanical components into flight hardware.
• Strong digital design: FPGAs, CMOS sensors, and DDR memory.
• Hands-on PCB design using Altium Designer, impedance control, EMI/EMC.
• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or eligible for U.S. work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product development for a space-rated component.
• Lead cross-disciplinary design teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Participate in flight hardware design cycle and qualification.
• Collaborate with customers to define requirements and architecture.
• Incorporate PCB interconnects, signal integrity, and power integrity analyses.
• Lead design trade studies and document interfaces.
• Plan engineering tests and data reviews, present findings.
• Mentor junior engineers and review team designs.

Skills

High-reliability hardware

End-to-end product dev

Radiation-hardened design

Optoelectronic integration

FPGA design

CMOS sensors

PCB design

Altium Designer

FMECA / FEA

Python / C / C++

Scripting / MATLAB

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Blue Origin is hiring for a senior avionics leadership role within the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team. You will drive requirements, design, analysis, testing and reviews for space-rated electronics, including boards, sensors and FPGAs, in a high-reliability environment.

You will mentor engineers, define architecture with customers, and oversee the full design cycle from concept through qualification and flight support.