Space-Grade PCBA Design & SMT DFX Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel up to 50%

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin in California seeks a Senior Manufacturing PCBA Design & SMT Fab DFX Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing design integration for TeraWave PCBA modules, bridging high-speed PCB layout, SMT fabrication, and volume production readiness.

This hands-on role requires designing for manufacturability, testability, and reliability at orbital scale, with opportunities to influence DFX practices across the production lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in PCBA design, SMT manufacturing, or hardware design in a product development and volume production environment.
• Experience designing multi-layer PCBs with high-speed digital interfaces and mixed-signal power distribution; proficiency in Altium, Cadence, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with SMT fabrication processes, including stencil design, reflow, AOI/X-ray inspection, and line bring-up.
• Hands-on experience designing and integrating high-speed Ethernet switch hardware, including network processors (NPUs), SerDes interfaces, and optical or copper PHY technologies.
• Demonstrated application of DFX principles (DFM/DFT/DFA/DFR) in bringing PCBAs from design into volume production.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-layer PCBA design for switch line cards: stackup definition, impedance-controlled routing, thermal management, and manufacturability-driven layout.
• Own SMT fabrication process development - including panelization, solder paste stencil design, reflow profiles, and component placement optimization - to ensure robust, repeatable assembly.
• Manage CCA BOM procurement, vendor coordination, SMT line qualification, and assembly oversight.
• Drive first-article inspection, process validation, and manufacturing readiness reviews to support production ramp.

Skills

PCBA design

SMT manufacturing

High-speed interfaces

Ethernet switch hardware

DFX principles

Documentation

Multi-layer PCB

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Job description

Blue Origin in California seeks a Senior Manufacturing PCBA Design & SMT Fab DFX Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing design integration for TeraWave PCBA modules, bridging high-speed PCB layout, SMT fabrication, and volume production readiness.

This hands-on role requires designing for manufacturability, testability, and reliability at orbital scale, with opportunities to influence DFX practices across the production lifecycle.