MK2 Avionics Motor Control Design Engineer III - Lunar Permanence Verified today

About the role

You will join the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. You'll work on a team designing advanced motor control systems that directly impact the future of human spaceflight, contributing to the thoughtful design and integration of avionics and control hardware for pioneering spacecraft systems.

What you will do

• Deliver space-rated avionics sub-systems including requirements development, design, testing, system integration, verification planning, and execution
• Develop and manage high and low voltage avionics designs that integrate within a motor control scheme
• Support design risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies
• Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management

What you need

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 5 or more years of experience in electrical/avionics design
• Understanding of power electronics hardware development, such as developing high-voltage switching and high power regulation (SMPS)
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board layout principles
• Experience with mixed-signal circuit design, including analysis, simulation, test, troubleshooting, and part selection
• Familiarity with ADCs, DACs, op amps, power supplies (linear, LDO, DC/DC), and MOSFETs
• Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the electronic assembly product lifecycle

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field
• 7 or more years of experience in design, development, test, and operation of vehicle avionics systems
• Experience with brushless DC (BLDC) motors and controllers
• Additional experience with various motor controls, power conversion topologies, and control systems
• Knowledge of radiation effects on electronics and how to apply this to designs targeting space applications
• Experience with launch vehicle avionics systems hardware development, integration, and test
• Electrical design and analysis tools: LTSpice, PSpice, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, Simscape
• Experience designing high reliability safety-critical Class 2/3 board assemblies; familiarity with IPC-A-600/610, DO-254, and similar standards

Compensation

Compensation range varies by location: CA $130,706.00 - $182,987.70; CO $119,814.00 - $167,738.55; WA $130,706.00 - $182,987.70

Requirements

Applicants 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. Blue's Standard Background Check is required for all positions.