Senior Spaceflight Power Electronics Engineer

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Parental leave

401(k) match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics engineer to lead end-to-end design of space-rated components, driving requirements through qualification and production release. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to develop flight hardware, perform validation, and support integration in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with customers, and hands-on experience with radiation-hardened electronics, FPGA systems, and power electronics for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• 7+ years designing ruggedized electronic components or high-reliability hardware.
• 7+ years designing, testing, and debugging switching DC/DC power supplies.
• End-to-end space-rated component development from requirements through production release.
• Board bring-up, manufacturing support, and hardware validation.
• Experience designing hardware for radiation environments for space applications.
• Digital design including FPGAs, CMOS sensors, DDR memory, and DC/DC converter design.
• PCB design with Altium Designer including impedance-controlled nets and EMI/EMC mitigation for flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product development for a space rated component.
• Provide leadership as a member of a cross disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment.
• Participate in the entire design cycle of flight and mission critical avionics.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and design architecture.
• Collaborate with the electrical engineering team to incorporate PCB interconnect systems and power integrity analyses.
• Develop and implement controller algorithms to optimize converter performance and efficiency.

Skills

Rugged electronics

Power electronics

DC/DC power supplies

PCB design

Radiation-hardened design

FPGA design

Schematic capture

EMI/EMC mitigation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior avionics engineer to lead end-to-end design of space-rated components, driving requirements through qualification and production release. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to develop flight hardware, perform validation, and support integration in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with customers, and hands-on experience with radiation-hardened electronics, FPGA systems, and power electronics for