Senior Space Avionics Engineer — Lead Flight Hardware

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics engineer to drive end-to-end development of a space-rated component within the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team. You will lead cross-disciplinary efforts through concept, qualification, and production release, collaborating with customers to define requirements and to ensure robust power and data integrity.

The role emphasizes hands-on circuit design, board bring-up, and qualification for high-reliability space environments, with mentoring responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 7+ years hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components or high-reliability hardware.
• 7+ years hands-on experience designing, testing, and debugging switching DC/DC power supplies, including component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
• End-to-end product development experience for a space-rated component, from requirements through production release.
• Experience with board bring-up, manufacturing support, and hardware validation.
• Experience designing hardware for radiation environments for space applications.
• Experience in digital design including FPGAs, CMOS sensors, DDR memory, and supporting DC/DC converter design.
• Hands-on PCB design using Altium Designer with multi-laminate stack-ups, impedance-controlled nets, FPGA integration, EMI/EMC mitigation for flight hardware.
• U.S. citizen/national or lawful status per export control requirements.

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 and stakeholders to define requirements and design architecture.
• Incorporate PCB interconnect systems and power integrity analyses.
• Develop controller algorithms to optimize converter performance and efficiency.
• Design avionics solutions for high reliability in harsh environments.
• Create mechanical interface definitions and control documents.
• Plan and conduct engineering tests and data reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and review others' designs.

Skills

Schematic & PCB design

Power electronics

Radiation-hardened design

FPGA/CMOS/DSP design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics engineer to drive end-to-end development of a space-rated component within the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team. You will lead cross-disciplinary efforts through concept, qualification, and production release, collaborating with customers to define requirements and to ensure robust power and data integrity.

The role emphasizes hands-on circuit design, board bring-up, and qualification for high-reliability space environments, with mentoring responsibilities