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Electrical Engineering Lead Verified today

Blue Origin · Longmont, CO · Electronics · first seen 2026-09-03
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About the Role

You will support the development, design, test, and manufacturing of Honeybee Robotics' electronic Motion Control products. Starting with proposal support and labor estimates, you will shepherd multi-board designs through development, eventually transitioning flight-ready products to the manufacturing and test engineering teams.

You will take charge of electronic design in project teams, help develop processes, lead design reviews, and collaborate with customers. This includes informal team task management, reviewing the work of other team members, and documenting work appropriately to completion.

Key Responsibilities

  • Electronic architecture development of motor controllers
  • Schematic capture and PCB layout in Altium
  • Technical team leadership

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited technical college or university in Electrical or Computer Engineering
  • 10+ years of work experience in electronic product design
  • Extensive experience with embedded system design, including:
    • Digital, Analog, and Mixed Signal Design
    • Board-level communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, CAN)
    • Controlled impedance for high-speed channel design (SpaceWire, 10GbE, SerDes)
    • Linear and Switch Mode DC/DC Power Conversion
    • Documentation (Test Procedures and Reports, Interface Control Documents, ECOs)
  • Familiarity with:
    • Design Analysis and Simulation (WCA/WCCA, Reliability, Radiation, Spice)
    • Cable and Wire Harness Design
    • Signal and Power Integrity (SI/PI)
    • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
  • Extensive experience in prototype development, debug, and test in a lab environment
  • Proven experience crafting and launching products in regulated environments
  • Ability to earn trust and maintain positive professional relationships

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience crafting motion control and electromechanical systems for space environments
  • Successful history of leading technical teams and mentoring junior engineers
  • Experience with:
    • EEE-INST-002 and radiation-hardness/mitigation
    • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
    • Generation of technical proposal content and labor/cost estimation
    • Altium Designer
  • Familiarity with:
    • DSP and Microcontroller firmware development
    • Cable and Wire Harness Design
    • FPGA Design (Verilog and VHDL)
    • System and functional requirements generation

Special Notes

  • Relocation provided
  • Occasional travel expected
  • Interviews will include a technical assessment

Compensation

Base Pay Range for CO applicants: $144,179.00 - $201,849.90

Other site ranges may differ.

Employment Requirements

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin 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.

Background check required for all positions.