Avionics Hardware Design Engineer II - Lunar Permanence
About The Position
This position is part of Blue Origin’s Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Moon lunar landers and related products. The role focuses on developing a motor controller for space cryo-cooling applications and supporting avionics for safe, repeatable spaceflight. The engineer will contribute hands-on electronics expertise and guide a small, specialized team through the full product-development lifecycle, from concept and requirements through production. Responsibilities include setting design goals and schedules, addressing engineering challenges, and ensuring the product meets performance criteria. Relocation is provided, and travel is expected up to 25% of the time.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with at least 2 years of direct experience in electronics hardware development.
- Hands-on experience developing sophisticated commercial or aerospace electronic assemblies, including crafting custom cards or integrating COTS hardware.
- Hands-on experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit analysis, simulation, design, test, debugging, signal integrity, power, grounding, and general board-layout principles.
- Exposure to analog and digital filters, signal conditioning, and signal processing using discrete components.
- Strong organization and written and verbal technical communication skills.
- Ability to build trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to an inclusive culture.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degree in a related engineering or technical field, with at least 2 years of direct experience in electronics hardware development.
- Expertise in high-reliability, safety-critical Class 2/3 board assemblies and familiarity with IPC 6xx and NASA-STD-8739.n or similar standards.
- Proficiency with Altium, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro, or similar tools for designing aerospace boards, and experience working with external board manufacturing and assembly vendors.
- Exposure to designing safety-critical or otherwise critically important aerospace flight hardware aligned with DO-254.
- Exposure to developing high-reliability, radiation-tolerant, or radiation-hardened flight hardware for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments.
Responsibilities
- Develop analog and/or digital boards that interface with avionics systems, including sensors, power systems, and motor controls.
- Design across the product lifecycle, including concept development, requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification testing, and release to production.
- Perform schematic capture, select devices, and complete printed wiring board layout.
- Host design reviews.
- Author test and verification plans and flight artifacts.
- Support trade studies as required.
- Perform worst-case circuit and derating analyses.
- Apply design-for-test, design-for-manufacture, and design-for-cost practices.
- Lead and guide a small team in motor-controller product development, including setting design goals and schedules and tracking development against performance criteria.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year, based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Relocation provided
- Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for bonuses and other benefits; eligibility and amounts are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
