Senior Spaceflight Navigation Hardware Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 156,802 - 219,522; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin's Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design and develop sensors for spaceflight navigation, including IMUs, gyros, star trackers, RF, and related hardware.

You will lead hardware design to meet PNT requirements, drive testing and qualification for space-worthy sensors, and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable, low-cost spaceflight tech. Aerospace experience and strong schematics skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in electronic design, preferably aerospace/defense.
• Proficiency with schematic design using Altium/OrCAD.
• Experience in complex circuit design, prototyping, and manufacturing.
• PCB design knowledge and layout experience.
• Familiarity with low-noise analog/digital test equipment.
• Some software experience in C, C++, Python.
• Self-starter in fast-paced NPD environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, test, and deploy spaceflight navigation sensors (IMUs, gyros, star trackers).
• Lead hardware to meet PN T and redundancy requirements.
• Drive regulatory and certification activities and failure analysis.
• Lead acceptance and qualification testing for space-worthy sensors and EEE components.

Skills

Electrical design

Aerospace/defense

Altium/OrCAD

IC/circuit design

PCB design

Low-noise testing

C/C++/Python

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

PCB layout software

Job description

Blue Origin's Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design and develop sensors for spaceflight navigation, including IMUs, gyros, star trackers, RF, and related hardware.

You will lead hardware design to meet PNT requirements, drive testing and qualification for space-worthy sensors, and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable, low-cost spaceflight tech. Aerospace experience and strong schematics skills are essential.