Electrical Design Engineer III

About the role

This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Electrical design of analog instrumentation measurement circuits that measure various environmental and combustion conditions of a rocket engine.
• Electrical design of actuator circuits for solenoids, or electromechanical servo systems.
• Interpret systems engineering and quality requirements as they apply to electrical product development.
• Develop circuits, boards, and rugged electronic hardware assemblies across the entire product life-cycle; including concept and requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (power-on, functional / acceptance / qualification testing) and release to production.
• Manage design schedules of avionics subsystem.
• Routinely present program status and issues.
• Identify root cause failure modes using fault tree and fishbone methodologies.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in electronics hardware development
• Demonstrated technical leadership in guiding project teams, making critical design decisions, and mentoring junior engineers
• Direct hands-on experience with analog, digital circuit design, analysis, test, and debug
• Expert knowledge of Op-Amp circuits as applied to instrumentation measurements including, scaling, active filters and current to voltage conversion
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power conversion, grounding, and general board layout principles
• Experience with electric motor drive circuits (EMA) is a valuable asset
• Highly organized teammate with excellent technical skills (written and verbal)
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space

Qualifications

• Graduate degree (or higher) in related engineering or technical field
• Expertise designing electronics in a space radiation environment is a plus
• Proven expertise crafting high-reliability, safety-critical, Class 3 board assemblies
• Understanding of mechanical packaging of avionics in harsh environmental conditions
• Knowledge of EMI issues related to precision analog or high voltage design
• Proficiency using CAD layout tools to craft sophisticated printed circuit boards; and experience working with external board manufacturing and assembly vendors
• Exposure to designing safety or critically important aerospace flight hardware aligned with DO-254
• Exposure to development of high-reliability and radiation-tolerant flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays

Pay

Base Pay Range For WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70

Schedule

Not specified