Senior Space Power Electronics Engineer - Solar Array SAR

Socket.dev; Washington; On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking a seasoned electrical engineer to lead the Solar Array Regulator (SAR) design for spaceflight applications. You will own schematics, PCB layouts, and analysis reports, guiding hardware from concept through qualification and flight acceptance.

This role requires 7+ years in hardware development, experience with MIL-STD-1540 and radiation-hardened design, and a collaborative approach with systems, thermal, and mechanical teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/related field with 7+ years of hardware development.
• Experience with solar array regulation topologies (S3R, MPPT, PPT, shunt) in spacecraft.
• High-voltage power electronics design above 50V and protected bus architecture.
• Hardware qualification campaigns per MIL-STD-1540/SMC-S-016 with test plans.
• Radiation-tolerant design practices and TID analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAR circuit design for high-voltage space power bus.
• Characterize solar array performance across illumination, temperature, and eclipse scenarios.
• Define thermal dissipation for shunt elements and validate heat rejection.
• Maintain SAR design package, schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs in PLM.
• Define and transition ATE for solar array testing.
• Support vehicle integration and flight acceptance tests.

Skills

Solar array regulation

High-voltage electronics

MIL-STD-1540 familiarity

Radiation-hardened design

DFM/DFT optimization

EMI/EMC design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Graduate degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

LTspice

Windchill PLM

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking a seasoned electrical engineer to lead the Solar Array Regulator (SAR) design for spaceflight applications. You will own schematics, PCB layouts, and analysis reports, guiding hardware from concept through qualification and flight acceptance.

This role requires 7+ years in hardware development, experience with MIL-STD-1540 and radiation-hardened design, and a collaborative approach with systems, thermal, and mechanical teams.