Power Electronics Engineer III - Lunar Permanence Verified today
About This Role
This position is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, developing Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. You will join a team of engineers developing advanced avionics systems that directly impact the future of human spaceflight, working on the thoughtful design and integration of analysis and avionics/control hardware for pioneering spacecraft systems.
What You Will Do
- Develop, lead, and own digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit avionics designs that interact with avionics systems.
- Own avionics boards across the entire product lifecycle: concept, requirements definition, design, analysis, prototyping, schematic capture, layout, design review, test/verification (power-on, functional, acceptance, qualification testing), and production release.
- Support avionics architecture trade studies, performance characterization, specification, device selection, and controller roadmap direction.
- Support controller risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), worst case circuit analyses (WCCA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
- Participate in program-level technology development, mission assurance, safety initiatives, and avionics development process improvements.
- Communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.
What We Need
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- Breadth of understanding in electronics hardware development such as complex circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or other advanced electronic commercial or aerospace products.
- Experience with analog or mixed-signal circuit design, including analysis, simulation, test, troubleshooting, and part selection.
- Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board layout principles.
- Familiarity with microcontrollers, FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, Op Amps, power supplies (linear, LDO, DC/DC), volatile memory (DDR), non-volatile memory (NAND, NOR), and MOSFETs.
- Knowledge of common communication methods: RS232, RS422, I2C, SPI, LVDS, Ethernet, CAN, or PCIe.
- Ability to work hands-on independently and as part of a team throughout the development and production phases of the electronic assembly product lifecycle.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of collaboration.
- 10% travel to other Blue Origin locations for meetings or company events.
Desired Qualifications
- Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- 7 or more years of experience in design, development, test, and operation of vehicle avionics systems.
- Experience with space vehicle avionics systems hardware development, integration, and test.
- Knowledge of radiation effects on electronics and application to space designs.
- Intermediate or better knowledge of power system design and operation.
- Demonstrated experience designing high reliability safety-critical, Class 2/3 board assemblies; familiarity with IPC-A-600/610, DO-254 and similar standards.
- Scripting and programming: TCL, Python, Linux shell and Windows batch scripting; C/C++; MATLAB/Simulink, HSPICE and HFSS or similar modeling/analysis tools.
Compensation
Base pay 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
Other site ranges may differ.
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.
Blue's Standard Background Check is required for all positions.