Electrical Power System Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

About the role

This role is for a mid-career engineer within the vehicle Electrical Power Subsystem team responsible for compute, network, and input/output functions of a lunar spacecraft.

Responsibilities

• Technical authority for physical and functional components of electrical power subsystem hardware at the assembly level.
• Development and management of requirements for avionics subsystems, including traceability and verification planning using industry-standard tools and processes.
• Development and execution of development, verification, and validation work in laboratory and production environments.
• Integration of interfaces with other vehicle subsystems, such as GNC, command and data handling, propulsion, and mechanical systems.
• Coordination with internal and external component developers on interface definitions, deliverables, and schedule alignment.
• Support for long-lead hardware identification and procurement planning to meet desired launch targets.
• Risk analyses support including failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
• Utilize good engineering and business judgment to ensure the most efficient and effective product is designed, manufactured, procured, tested, qualified, and delivered.

Requirements

• Minimum BS Degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, or related Engineering field.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in relevant areas of engineering operations.
• Experience with analog, digital and mixed-signal circuit analysis, simulation, design, test, troubleshooting, signal integrity, power, and grounding and general board layout principles.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board layout principles.
• Experience with design and test of major electrical power system components, such as photovoltaics, batteries, and power distribution design.
• Avionics hardware component design and assembly experience.
• Avionics hardware and software integration experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
• M.S. or PhD in the subject disciplines.
• 8+ years of industry technical experience involving system formulation, research and development, and/or operations applied to spacecraft systems and environments.
• Experience with human-rated spacecraft systems and safety-critical design processes for crewed missions.
• Strong team leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience designing high reliability safety-critical, Class 2/3 board assemblies; familiarity with IPC-A-600/610, DO-254 and similar standards.
• Requirements management experience including familiarity with requirements management tools and aerospace standards.
• Scripting, Programming and Analysis: TCL, Python, Linux shell and Windows batch scripting; C / C++; MATLAB / Simulink, HSPICE and HFSS (or similar modeling/analysis tools).
• Spacecraft avionics hardware environmental test experience including radiation, vibration, and thermal testing.
• Hands-on test experience with power or other avionics equipment, such as fault detection, isolation, and recovery testing or power quality testing.
• Cross-organizational coordination experience working with multiple engineering teams and external organizations.
• Ability to execute in a dynamic, fast-paced, and driven work environment.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.

Skills

• Passion for our mission and vision is required!

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.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).

Pay

For WA applicants is $130,706.00 - $182,987.70

Schedule

Other Site Ranges May Differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.