Spacecraft EEE Parts Engineer — Satellite & Payloads

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 15%

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an EEE Parts Engineer for the TeraWave satellite and payload programs in Colorado. You will serve as the program's technical authority for EEE part selection, qualification, and risk management across spacecraft and payload electronics, ensuring compliance with radiation and reliability requirements.

You will collaborate with design, radiation, reliability, and manufacturing teams, drive part standardization, and manage BOMs, change notices, and supplier issues while

Qualifications

• B.S. in electrical engineering, materials engineering, physics, chemistry, reliability engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in EEE parts engineering, component engineering, avionics hardware, product assurance, semiconductor reliability, or electronics manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of semiconductor, passive, connector, relay, magnetics, optoelectronic, and/or electromechanical part technologies and common failure mechanisms.
• Experience reviewing BOMs, manufacturer data, qualification reports, part changes, derating, screening, traceability, or part approval documentation.
• Ability to evaluate risk-based use of commercial components in a high-reliability application and document an auditable technical rationale.
• Ability to collaborate with design, radiation, reliability, M&P, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and suppliers.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute the TeraWave EEE Parts Management Plan and approved-parts strategy, tailored to mission criticality, application, environment, production rate, and acceptable program risk.
• Review and approve EEE parts for all TeraWave satellite and payload applications, including avionics, EPS, RF, optical, propulsion, GNC, thermal control, mechanisms, sensors, and harness assemblies across development, qualification, and flight configurations.
• Establish selection, qualification, screening, derating, upscreening, traceability, storage, handling, date-code, lot-control, and change-notification requirements.
• Evaluate commercial, industrial, automotive, military, and space-grade parts using manufacturer data, process maturity, qualification pedigree, construction analysis, failure history, radiation evidence, and application conditions.
• Maintain a configuration-controlled approved-parts list and part-approval workflow linked to product BOMs, drawing releases, deviations/waivers, risk records, and supplier changes.

Skills

EEE parts eng

Avionics hardware

BOM review

Reliability engineering

Cross-functional collab

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Materials engineering degree

Physics or chemistry background

Tools

Windchill PLM

SQL/Databricks

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an EEE Parts Engineer for the TeraWave satellite and payload programs in Colorado. You will serve as the program's technical authority for EEE part selection, qualification, and risk management across spacecraft and payload electronics, ensuring compliance with radiation and reliability requirements.

You will collaborate with design, radiation, reliability, and manufacturing teams, drive part standardization, and manage BOMs, change notices, and supplier issues while