Senior Space Avionics Power Design Engineer

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); 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 in Los Angeles area seeks a senior avionics engineer to own end-to-end development of space-rated electronics, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and drive requirements from concept through qualification and flight support.

The role emphasizes hardware design, PCB layout, power integrity, FPGA/digital design, radiation-hardened engineering, and mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components or high-reliability hardware.
• 7+ years of 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 definition through qualification and production release.
• Demonstrated experience with board bring-up, manufacturing support, and initial hardware validation.
• Experience designing hardware for radiation environments, including EEE parts selection and qualification for space applications.
• Experience in digital design, including FPGAs, CMOS sensors, DDR memory, and supporting DC/DC converter design.
• Hands-on PCB design experience using Altium Designer, including multi-laminate stack-ups, impedance-controlled nets, FPGA integration, and EMI/EMC mitigation strategies for flight hardware.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product development for a space rated component.
• Provide leadership as a member of a cross disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment.
• Participate in the entire design cycle of flight and mission critical avionics.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and design architecture.
• Collaborate with the electrical engineering team to incorporate printed circuit board interconnect systems and power integrity analyses of these components.
• Develop and implement controller algorithms to optimize converter performance and efficiency.
• Design avionics solutions for performance and high reliability in harsh environments.
• Create mechanical interface definitions, specifications, and control documents.
• Plan and conduct engineering tests and data reviews.
• Create and deliver presentations, proposals, and training material on technical subjects.
• Review assembly instructions and support hardware builds.
• Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, and inspection.
• Support Production and Quality Engineering as needed, including dispositioning material defects.
• Manage revisions of the product design configurations through the product lifecycle.
• Mentor and train junior engineers.
• Review and approve designs and documentation created by other team members.

Skills

Leadership

Power electronics

Board bring-up

FPGA

EMI/EMC mitigation

Altium Designer

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Blue Origin in Los Angeles area seeks a senior avionics engineer to own end-to-end development of space-rated electronics, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and drive requirements from concept through qualification and flight support.

The role emphasizes hardware design, PCB layout, power integrity, FPGA/digital design, radiation-hardened engineering, and mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment.