Senior Space Avionics Circuit Design Engineer

Blue Origin; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics engineer to drive END-TO-END development of space-rated hardware for the TeraWave system. You will lead design, analysis, testing, and critical reviews through qualification and production release.

The role requires cross-disciplinary leadership, collaboration with customers, PCB interconnect design, signal and power integrity analyses, and mentoring of junior engineers. Proficiency with Altium, Python/C++, MATLAB, and scripting is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 7+ years hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components or high-reliability hardware.
• End-to-end space-rated component development from requirements through production release.
• Experience designing hardware for radiation environments with EEE parts qualification.
• Experience integrating complex optoelectronic and electromechanical components into flight hardware.
• Strong digital design experience including FPGAs, CMOS sensors, and DDR memory.
• Hands-on PCB design using Altium Designer with impedance-controlled nets and EMI/EMC mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product development for a space-rated component.
• Provide leadership within a cross-disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment.
• Participate in the full design cycle of flight and mission-critical avionics.
• Collaborate with customers to define requirements and design architecture.
• Lead design trade studies and ensure high reliability in harsh environments.
• Mentor and train junior engineers and review designs.

Skills

End-to-end product development

Leadership & mentoring

System-level design

Radiation-hardened design

Digital design (FPGAs, DDR)

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Linux/Windows shell scripting

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics engineer to drive END-TO-END development of space-rated hardware for the TeraWave system. You will lead design, analysis, testing, and critical reviews through qualification and production release.

The role requires cross-disciplinary leadership, collaboration with customers, PCB interconnect design, signal and power integrity analyses, and mentoring of junior engineers. Proficiency with Altium, Python/C++, MATLAB, and scripting is expected.