Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer - TeraWave Verified today
About TeraWave
Blue Origin is pioneering space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite network delivering symmetrical data speeds up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. The multi-orbit constellation uses optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO).
The Role
As a Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer on the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team, you will drive requirements, design, analysis, test, and critical review of avionics hardware for TeraWave. You will own end-to-end product development for space-rated components from concept through formal qualification, verification, integration, and flight support.
Your 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 electrical engineering 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 product design configuration revisions 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 closely related field
- 7+ years hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components or high-performance, high-reliability hardware
- 7+ years 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 and Location
Base Pay Range for Washington applicants: $156,802.00 to $219,522.45. Other site ranges may differ.
Greater Seattle Area. On-site required.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- 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 four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays