Senior Product Engineer, Modem SOC — TeraWave Verified today

Role Overview

Blue Origin is developing TeraWave, a multi-orbit satellite communications network delivering symmetrical data speeds up to 6 Tbps globally. You will own the complete production release of the modem SOC - a highly integrated 5G NR NTN System-on-Chip for satellite and non-terrestrial network infrastructure. Sitting between product, test, and validation engineering, you will drive the chip from tape-out through qualification, characterization, and high-volume production, directly influencing schedule, yield, and cost structure.

Key Responsibilities

• Own modem SOC product release from tape-out compliance through production qualification, adhering to internal processes and JEDEC standards
• Formulate and execute characterization and qualification plans across all major subsystems
• Drive validation and test engineering groups for measurements and data collection; own statistical analysis, ATE correlation, production test-limit setting, and datasheet validation
• Lead secure boot subsystem bring-up: secure boot, QSPI NOR flash, EMMC NAND flash, root-of-trust authentication, and OTA firmware verification
• Own power domain and DVFS characterization: power-mode transitions, voltage/frequency scaling, power gating, wake/sleep latency, and GALS clocking validation for space mission power budgets
• Lead L2/L3 crypto DMA and security subsystem validation: M2M crypto throughput, key management, interrupt routing, and integrity-fail response
• Develop and validate ATE test plans with test engineers, including DFT-based structural test (scan, BIST, JTAG) and functional coverage for modem PHY and compute subsystems
• Own failure analysis across production lifecycle; coordinate with design, OSATs, and labs to root-cause yield, reliability, and field issues
• Review NPI hardware designs - load boards, characterization boards, and probe cards - for modem SOC bring-up
• Spearhead cost reductions through yield improvement, test-time optimization, and ATE coverage rationalization
• Manage excursions including low-yield events, RMAs, and in-field anomalies
• Serve as key interface between NPI team and backend operations and OSATs
• Define and monitor KPIs for modem SOC production health; deliver regular reporting to program and operations leadership
• Identify process enhancements for NPI flow, emphasizing modem-specific complexity across compute, modem PHY, and high-speed interface domains
• Mentor junior team members in technical and professional development

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent and 7+ years of IC product engineering and product development experience, including bringing complex digital or mixed-signal SOCs from definition to production release
• Demonstrated experience owning product releases through characterization, qualification, and reliability testing on advanced-node ASICs
• Hands-on expertise with high-speed digital SOC testing: SerDes interface characterization, DDR memory validation, compute subsystem bringup, and ATE test development
• 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
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting language for test automation, data collection, and analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• MSEE or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Extensive compute SOC or modem ASIC NPI experience with ownership of schedule, planning, and budget
• Deep expertise in 5G NR modem PHY testing or validation in satellite/NTN applications, including L1 channelization, beam-slice datapath, and full-duplex TX/RX characterization
• Hands-on experience with 112G PAM4 SerDes characterization: eye diagram analysis, jitter decomposition, BER floor testing, and daisy-chain link margin
• Direct experience with LPDDR5x or LPDDR6 bring-up, ECC validation, throughput characterization, and margin testing
• Experience with Arm compute subsystem NPI: Neoverse core bringup, CMN-700 mesh, SMMU/GIC validation, and interrupt subsystem verification
• Experience with secure boot validation, root-of-trust authentication flows, and hardware security module testing
• Experience with timing and synchronization interface validation: PPS, PTP/IEEE 1588, SyncE, or GNSS reference inputs
• Experience with DVFS and multi-domain power management testing for advanced-node SOCs
• Experience developing or qualifying radiation-tolerant or radiation-hardened products for space applications
• Direct experience interfacing with OSATs and backend operations through NPI bringup and production ramp for advanced-node digital or mixed-signal ASICs
• Experience mentoring early-career engineers

Location and Work Arrangement

This role is based onsite in Hutto, TX. A temporary remote work exception is approved while the site is being developed. Relocation is provided. Travel expected up to 10% of the time. Interviews will include a technical assessment.

Requirements

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.