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Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Design - TeraWave Verified today

Blue Origin · 4 Locations · Electronics · first seen 2026-09-24
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Blue Origin is developing TeraWave, a multi-orbit satellite communications network featuring optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), delivering symmetrical data speeds up to 6 Tbps globally.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer on the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team, you will own end-to-end product development for space-rated avionics components. You will drive requirements, design, analysis, test, and critical review of flight-critical hardware, leading cross-functional teams through fast-paced design cycles.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end product development for a space-rated component.
  • Provide leadership as a member of a cross-disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment.
  • Participate in the entire design cycle of flight and mission-critical avionics.
  • Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and design architecture.
  • Collaborate with the electrical engineering team on printed circuit board interconnect systems and power integrity analyses.
  • Develop and implement controller algorithms to optimize converter performance and efficiency.
  • Design avionics solutions for performance and high reliability in harsh environments.
  • Create mechanical interface definitions, specifications, and control documents.
  • Plan and conduct engineering tests and data reviews.
  • Create and deliver presentations, proposals, and training material on technical subjects.
  • Review assembly instructions and support hardware builds.
  • Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, and inspection.
  • Support Production and Quality Engineering, including dispositioning material defects.
  • Manage revisions of product design configurations through the product lifecycle.
  • Mentor and train junior engineers.
  • Review and approve designs and documentation created by other team members.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components or high-performance, high-reliability hardware.
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, testing, and debugging switching DC/DC power supplies, including component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
  • End-to-end product development experience for a space-rated component, from requirements definition through qualification and production release.
  • Demonstrated experience with board bring-up, manufacturing support, and initial hardware validation.
  • Experience designing hardware for radiation environments, including EEE parts selection and qualification for space applications.
  • Experience in digital design, including FPGAs, CMOS sensors, DDR memory, and supporting DC/DC converter design.
  • Hands-on PCB design experience using Altium Designer, including multi-laminate stack-ups, impedance-controlled nets, FPGA integration, and EMI/EMC mitigation strategies for flight hardware.
  • 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 Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Experience leading complex spaceflight avionics programs, including hardware, firmware, and software integration.
  • Experience with power architecture definition and load analysis supporting complex digital electronics systems.
  • Experience performing worst-case circuit analysis, circuit FEA, and FMEA/FMECA for high-reliability applications.
  • Background in fault detection, redundancy strategies, and system-level reliability modeling.
  • Proficiency with scripting, programming, and analysis tools including Python, C, C++, MATLAB, and Linux/Windows shell scripting.
  • Experience managing and mentoring engineering teams, including performance development, technical guidance, and cross-functional coordination.
  • Ability to work independently and drive progress on rapid development programs with aggressive schedules.

Compensation

Base pay range (selected locations):

  • California: $156,802 to $219,522
  • Colorado: $144,179 to $201,850
  • Washington: $156,802 to $219,522
  • Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits

  • 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 (20+ hours/week).
  • Paid time off: up to 4 weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Performance-based bonuses (eligibility and amounts subject to change).