Senior Product Engineer, Mixed Signal SOC — TeraWave Verified today

About TeraWave

Blue Origin is pioneering space-based communications with TeraWave, a satellite constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps globally with enterprise-grade connectivity.

The Role

You will take full ownership of the production release of the Digital Beamformer SOC, a highly integrated mixed-signal System-on-Chip that combines analog and digital subsystems including high-speed data converters, digital signal processing datapaths, high-speed SerDes interfaces, embedded control processors, and space-grade reliability features.

Sitting at the intersection of product engineering, test engineering, and validation engineering, you will guide the SOC from tape-out through qualification, characterization, engineering validation, and high-volume production. Your work directly influences schedule attainment, yield, and cost structure, enabling TeraWave's space-based broadband communication architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Digital Beamformer SOC product release from tape-out compliance through production qualification, ensuring adherence to internal development processes and JEDEC standards
• Formulate and execute characterization and qualification plans covering AFE (ADC/DAC), DFE, element datapath (Rx/Tx), beam datapath processing, and synchronization/timing calibration subsystems
• Drive validation and test engineering groups for measurements and data collection; own statistical analysis, qualification, ATE correlation, production test-limit setting, and datasheet parameter validation
• Define engineering validation requirements for all SOC interfaces: Digital SerDes (DSI), Stream Data Interface (SDIF), host Ethernet, SPI/I3C slave, and FEIC control interfaces
• Own failure analysis across the production lifecycle, coordinating with design, OSATs, and labs to root-cause yield, reliability, and field issues across digital, mixed-signal, and power domains
• Develop and validate ATE test solutions in partnership with test engineers, including DFT-based structural test (scan, BIST) and functional test for beamforming datapath and calibration sequences
• Assess and validate radiation-mitigation features (SEU scrubbing, redundancy, error correction) in coordination with radiation-effects and reliability teams
• Review NPI hardware designs, load boards, probe cards, and characterization and validation boards for SOC bringup
• Spearhead cost reductions through yield improvement, test-time optimization, and ATE coverage rationalization
• Manage excursions including low-yield events, RMAs, and in-field anomalies
• Operate as the key interface between the NPI team and backend operations and OSATs
• Define KPIs for SOC production health, monitor ongoing performance, and deliver regular reporting to program and operations leadership
• Continuously identify process enhancements for the NPI flow, with emphasis on SOC-specific bring-up complexity and multi-die integration
• Mentor junior team members, fostering technical and professional growth in mixed-signal and digital SOC product engineering

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent and 7+ years of IC product engineering and product development experience, including bringing mixed-signal or digital SOCs from definition to production release
• Demonstrated experience owning product releases through characterization, qualification, and reliability testing on complex ASICs
• Hands-on knowledge of mixed-signal IC testing: ADC/DAC characterization, high-speed SerDes eye margin, digital datapath functional coverage, and embedded CPU bringup
• Advanced knowledge of IC manufacturing processes, DFT methodologies (scan, BIST, JTAG), and failure analysis techniques
• Strong statistical analysis capability with proficiency in JMP, Gauge R&R, limit setting, and DOE methodology
• Bench evaluation skills with proficiency in Python or similar scripting language for test automation and data analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• MSEE or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Extensive experience with mixed-signal SOC or beamforming ASIC NPI, including ownership of schedule, planning, and budget
• Direct experience with phased-array or digital beamforming architectures; familiarity with beamforming weight application, beam datapath calibration, and synchronization across antenna elements
• Experience characterizing and validating high-speed SerDes interfaces (multi-Gbps) and parallel streaming data interfaces
• Knowledge of embedded CPU subsystem bringup (firmware loading, control bus validation, peripheral interfaces such as Ethernet, SPI, I3C)
• Experience with ADC/DAC test methodologies: SNR, SFDR, ENOB, linearity, and sampling synchronization testing
• Direct experience interfacing with OSATs and backend operations through NPI bringup and production ramp for advanced-node digital or mixed-signal ASICs
• Experience developing or qualifying radiation-tolerant or radiation-hardened products for space applications, including SEE testing and mitigation validation
• Familiarity with power management testing for space-grade products, including power-mode transitions and power-delivery characterization
• Experience mentoring early-career engineers

Location and Travel

This role is based onsite in San Diego, CA; the Bay Area, CA; or Renton, WA. A temporary remote work exception is approved while the Bay Area and San Diego sites are being developed. Relocation is provided. Travel is expected up to 10% of the time.

Compensation

Base pay range for CA applicants: $230,398.00 to $322,556.85. Other site ranges may differ.

Additional Details

Interviews will include a technical assessment.