Senior Spacecraft Power Electronics Engineer (DVDB)

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer focused on Power Distribution for the TeraWave spacecraft. You will own the Dual Voltage Distribution Box from requirements through production release, balancing reliability with cost and manufacturability for thousands of units.

The role requires leading hardware design, qualification, and production transition, serving as the technical authority across integration and flight campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 7+ years hardware experience.
• Power distribution architectures in spacecraft or high-reliability apps.
• Design for multi-voltage/dual-bus systems above 50V with load management.
• Hardware qualification campaigns per MIL-STD 1540 / ECSS-E-ST-10-03.
• Radiation-tolerant/hardened design practices for space environments.
• US citizen/national/Green Card or equivalent for export-controlled data.

Responsibilities

• Lead circuit design for the Dual Voltage Distribution Box with SSPCs and switching.
• Define load switch sequencing and fault response with Fault Management teams.
• Own DVDB telemetry architecture and health monitoring interfaces.
• Develop DVDB hardware requirements, ICDs, and design specs with systems engineering.
• Drive FMEA/FMECA activities and single-point failure elimination.
• Optimize DVDB for high-rate manufacturing with DFM/DFT.
• Define/transition ATE from development to production for rate manufacturing.
• Develop hardware qualification plans per MIL-STD-1540 or equivalent.
• Serve as technical authority during vehicle integration and flight tests.
• Maintain the complete DVDB design package in the PLM system.

Skills

Power electronics design

Spacecraft hardware

Hardware qualification

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field

Tools

Altium Designer

LTspice

Windchill PLM

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer focused on Power Distribution for the TeraWave spacecraft. You will own the Dual Voltage Distribution Box from requirements through production release, balancing reliability with cost and manufacturability for thousands of units.

The role requires leading hardware design, qualification, and production transition, serving as the technical authority across integration and flight campaigns.