Senior Space Power Electronics Engineer – DVDB Lead

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

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to own the Dual Voltage Distribution Box (DVDB) design for the spacecraft power bus. You will drive design from requirements through production, balancing space-grade reliability with manufacturability for thousands of units per year.

You will lead hardware qualification, create interfaces, and coordinate with systems engineering, thermal, structures, and avionics teams to ensure mission success and test readiness across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field, with 7+ years hardware experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead circuit design for the Dual Voltage Distribution Box (DVDB) including SSPCs, relay switching, overcurrent protection, and fault isolation across dual voltage domains.
• Define load switch sequencing, priority shedding, and fault response with Fault Management and C&DH teams.
• Own DVDB telemetry architecture and health monitoring interfaces.
• Derive DVDB hardware requirements, ICDs, and design specs with systems engineering.
• Drive FMEA/FMECA activities and elimination of single-point failures.
• Optimize design for high-rate manufacturing, DFM/DFT, and cost targets.
• Define and transition ATE from development to production with verification and fault coverage.
• Develop hardware qualification plans per MIL-STD-1540, SMC-S-016, or equivalent, and investigate anomalies.
• Serve as technical authority during vehicle integration and flight tests.
• Maintain complete DVDB design package in PLM system.

Skills

Power distribution architectures

SSPCs

Relay switching

Overcurrent protection

Fault isolation

Load management

Telemetry architecture

Altium Designer

LTspice

Windchill PLM

EMI/EMC MIL-STD-461

Safety-critical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

7+ years hands-on electronics hardware development

Graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

Altium Designer

LTspice

Windchill PLM

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to own the Dual Voltage Distribution Box (DVDB) design for the spacecraft power bus. You will drive design from requirements through production, balancing space-grade reliability with manufacturability for thousands of units per year.

You will lead hardware qualification, create interfaces, and coordinate with systems engineering, thermal, structures, and avionics teams to ensure mission success and test readiness across