RF Test Engineer III Verified today
Blue Origin's New Glenn Test group is seeking an RF Test Engineer III to design and validate RF systems supporting the development of New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond.
In this role you will work with a team of RF hardware and software engineers designing equipment for verifying and validating system performance for passive and active RF electronics. You'll interface with mechanical design, systems, integration, and software engineering disciplines throughout the entire product lifecycle from conception to flight ready hardware.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement analog, digital, and power circuits for various RF systems products including software-defined radios, solid-state power amplifiers, and low noise amplifiers
- Own the full product lifecycle from concept and design for test equipment supporting functional and environmental testing of flight units
- Create and review manufacturing documents, including schematics, layouts, and bills of materials
- Support developing comprehensive test plans and procedures that cover all functional and non-functional requirements
- Execute test procedures in a laboratory setting to verify that flight units meet all specified requirements and support root-cause analysis on discrepancies
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience
- Experience developing high-speed mixed-signal circuits, encompassing part selection, analysis, simulation, laboratory testing, and troubleshooting preferably for aerospace applications
- Knowledge of signal and power integrity, grounding topologies and general equipment layout principles and best practices for production applications
- Experience developing and testing complex electronic systems combining hardware, firmware, and software
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive experience in prototype development, debug, and test in a lab environment. Experience testing RF hardware is a plus
Compensation
Base Pay Range for WA applicants: $130,706.00 to $182,987.70. Other site ranges may differ.
Employment 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.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours per week)
- Up to four weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays