Avionics Hardware Design Engineer II - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin Job Opportunity

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. Join a dedicated team of skilled engineering groups to develop advanced digital and mixed signal electrical circuits for high-performance spaceflight computer systems, directly impacting the future of human spaceflight. Blue Origin values collaboration, trust, a culture of safety, and a bias for action recognizing each team member's input.

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop analog and/or digital boards for avionics systems, including sensors, cameras, power systems, and motor controls.
• Design across the product life-cycle, including concept, requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification, and release to production.
• Perform schematic capture, device selection, PWB layout, host design reviews, and author test/verification plans and flight artifacts.
• Support trade studies as required.
• Conduct worst-case circuit and derating analyses; design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Desire to work hands-on, both independently and within a team, across the electronic product lifecycle.
• 2+ years of experience with battery-based power systems, including power management, switching, charging, and safety.
• Experience with computer command and I/O control for industrial systems or vehicles.
• Familiarity with data acquisition systems and various sensor technologies.
• Experience in developing circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or aerospace products.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and board layout principles.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer (preferable) or Cadence Orcad/Cadence Allegro.
• Familiarity with components such as ADCs, DACs, opamps, power supplies, microcontrollers, processors, volatile and non-volatile memory, MOSFETs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related subjects.
• 2+ years of experience in design, development, integration, testing, or operation of complex electronics.
• Proficient in circuit analysis and simulation, such as signal integrity analysis and logic/p-spice simulation.
• Experience in grounding and board layout principles, including EMI/EMC tradeoffs.
• Acquainted with specifying and crafting high-reliability safety-critical electronics; knowledge of standards like IPC-A-600/610, DO-254.
• Background in launch vehicle hardware development, integration, or testing.
• Experience developing embedded software or firmware for microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGAs.
• Proficiency with scripting and/or compiled languages such as Python and C/C++.

Compensation Range for: CA applicants is $104,015.00-$145,620.30; CO applicants is $95,348.00-$133,486.50; WA applicants is $104,015.00-$145,620.30 Other site ranges may differ

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