Senior Space Lasercomm Architect

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Stock options

Parental leave

401(k) match

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal Optical Communications Architect for its National Security Business Unit. You will shape the future of space-based optical communications, from end-to-end architectures to terminal subsystem design, influencing civil, commercial, and national security domains.

You will collaborate with customers and internal teams, perform rigorous analyses, conduct simulations and prototyping, and help position Blue Origin as a leader in optical communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Electrical, Optical, Aerospace) required.
• 12+ years of hands-on space-based optical communications experience.
• Deep knowledge of free-space optical terminal design (PAT, apertures, lasers, high-rate modems).
• Experience defining spacecraft accommodation requirements for optical terminals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal technical authority for space-based optical communications architecture.
• Lead design and development of free-space optical communications systems; conduct trade studies.
• Perform simulations, prototyping, and risk reduction across lifecycle stages.
• Define end-to-end optical terminal architectures including space-to-space, space-to-ground, and ground-to-space links.
• Develop subsystem expertise in OCT design and components (pat, telescopes, laser sources, modems).
• Collaborate with PMs, SEs, and BD teams to translate capabilities into proposals and solutions.

Skills

FSO communications

Lasercomm

System architecture

Trade studies

Prototyping

PAT systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Optical/Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Principal Optical Communications Architect for its National Security Business Unit. You will shape the future of space-based optical communications, from end-to-end architectures to terminal subsystem design, influencing civil, commercial, and national security domains.

You will collaborate with customers and internal teams, perform rigorous analyses, conduct simulations and prototyping, and help position Blue Origin as a leader in optical communications.