Senior Space Power Electronics Engineer

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced avionics hardware engineer in Washington to develop boards and assemblies for spaceflight systems. You will manage the full product lifecycle from concept to production release, including verification and validation, exploring power electronics, compute, and sensors in a safety-conscious program.

You will apply leadership, technical communication, and hands-on design skills to deliver low‑risk, high‑reliability avionics hardware for a reusable launch vehicle

Qualifications

• 5+ years in electronics hardware development.
• Experience with high power/high voltage DC-DC converters and protection.
• Proficient in circuit simulation tools LTspice, PSpice, SIMetrix.
• Knowledge of Si, GaN and SiC devices.
• Strong technical communication (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Develop avionics hardware (boards and assemblies).
• Cover full product lifecycle: concept, requirements, design, prototyping, verification, release.
• Develop boards interacting with avionics systems and test/verification.
• Support architecture trades studies and risk analyses.
• Participate in mission assurance and safety initiatives.

Skills

Power electronics

DC-DC converters

Analog/digital design

LTspice/SIMetrix

Signal integrity

PCB layout

GaN/SiC devices

High voltage design

Technical communication

Engineering leadership

Education

Electrical or Computer Engineering degree

Graduate engineering degree

Tools

Altium/OrCAD/Allegro

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced avionics hardware engineer in Washington to develop boards and assemblies for spaceflight systems. You will manage the full product lifecycle from concept to production release, including verification and validation, exploring power electronics, compute, and sensors in a safety-conscious program.

You will apply leadership, technical communication, and hands-on design skills to deliver low‑risk, high‑reliability avionics hardware for a reusable launch vehicle