Avionics Hardware Design Engineer II - Lunar Permanence Verified today
About the Role
This position is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander product lines. You will lead a small team in developing a state-of-the-art motor controller for use in space cryo-cooling applications. You will apply deep expertise in electronics engineering and motor control systems to direct the full lifecycle of product development, from initial concept design to final production.
You will balance hands-on engineering challenges with leadership of your team, setting design goals, defining schedules, and ensuring development meets all performance criteria.
Responsibilities
- Develop analog and/or digital boards that interact with avionics systems (including sensors, power systems, motor controls, etc)
- Design across the entire product life-cycle: concept and requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production
- Perform schematic capture, device selection, PWB layout, host design reviews, author test/verification plans and author flight artifacts
- Support trades studies as required
- Perform worst case circuit and derating analyses, design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx)
Minimum Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 2+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development
- Direct hands-on experience developing sophisticated commercial or aerospace electronic assemblies (crafting custom cards or integrating COTS hardware)
- Direct hands-on experience with analog, digital and mixed-signal circuit analysis, simulation, design, test, debug, signal integrity, power, grounding and general board layout principles
- Exposure to analog and digital filters, signal conditioning and signal processing using discrete components
- Highly organized teammate with excellent technical communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field with 2+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development
- Proven expertise crafting high-reliability, safety-critical, Class 2/3 board assemblies; including familiarity with IPC 6xx and NASA-STD-8739.n (or similar) standards
- Proficiency using Altium/Cadence OrCAD / Allegro (or similar tools) to craft sophisticated aerospace boards; and experience working with external board manufacturing and assembly vendors
- Exposure to designing safety or critically important aerospace flight hardware aligned with DO-254
- Exposure to development of high-reliability, radiation-tolerant, radiation-hardened flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments
Compensation and Benefits
Base pay range for WA applicants: $107,136.00 - $149,990.40 (other site ranges may differ)
Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match up to 5%, Education Support Program, stock options for all regular employees, up to four weeks paid time off per year, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Special Notes
- Relocation provided
- Travel expected up to 25% of the time
- Background check required