Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Blue Origin · Greater Seattle Area · 1 wk ago

On-siteEngineering$183k–$256k/yrFull-time

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. We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a hardworking team, you will develop and execute design avionics electronic hardware. This development team is tightly knit and very collaborative, with a variety of experience and backgrounds. We care about the success of our peers and are eager to help each other learn and grow. Together we will build high-reliability, safety-critical avionics solutions.

Responsibilities

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.
Support risk analyses, failure modes effects and criticality analyses (FMECA), design for test/manufacture/cost (DFx), and root-cause analysis of test discrepancies.
Manage design schedules of avionics subsystem.
Routinely present program status and issues.
Identify root cause failure modes using fault tree and fishbone methodologies.

Qualifications

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of professional experience which includes direct experience in electronics hardware development.
Direct hands-on experience with analog, digital circuit design, analysis, test, and debug.
Knowledge of signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board layout principles.
Highly organized teammate with excellent technical skills (written and verbal)
Experience with data anomaly review and system troubleshooting in a lab or test environment.
Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space.

Desired

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.
Power conversion electronics as applied to controlling BLDC motor
Knowledge of electric motor design and construction is a plus.
Knowledge of EMI issues related to 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, radiation-tolerant, flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments.

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