Electrical Engineer II – Space Avionics Integration

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

3d•$107,136 - $149,990

About The Position

This role is part of Blue Origin’s Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) organization, supporting the development of reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The team promotes innovation, future-focused engineering workflows, shared solutions and standards, simplicity, lower costs, and manufacturable design. The Electrical Engineer II provides technical leadership to Blue Origin program personnel and the Radiation Effects team. From mission inception through operation, the role helps ensure system success by engaging program leaders and engineers on system design, part selection, subcontracts, and analyses. The position focuses on hardening avionics electronics against space radiation and assessing radiation effects on components and systems.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or a related field, with at least 2 years of job-related experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and create electrical schematics and system diagrams.
Experience hardening and verifying electrical designs against space radiation effects, including total ionizing dose, displacement damage dose, and single event effects.
Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals and basic digital and analog circuit fundamentals, and familiarity with associated laboratory test equipment.
Ability to specify and support PCB bring-up and operational procedures for testing.
Ability to build trust, maintain positive and professional relationships across teams, and contribute to an inclusive culture.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Ability to travel domestically 10–25%; foreign travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience in radiation design, analysis, and testing of avionics hardware for operation in radiation environments.
Basic electronics laboratory skills, including soldering, harnessing, and using an oscilloscope, multimeter, and logic analyzer.
Experience with PCB design and layout; Altium or similar is preferred.
Proficiency with scripting, such as Python, and automation development.
Strong understanding and application of statistical methods.
Experience using commercial or automotive parts in a radiation environment.
Experience designing or interfacing avionics equipment in a radiation environment.
Hands-on experience developing component test and measurement hardware in an automated and reproducible manner.

Responsibilities

Support interdisciplinary teams in hardening electronics against space radiation effects.
Support design decisions that optimize system performance in space.
Analyze the impacts of space radiation environments on components and systems, primarily Total Ionizing Dose and Single Event Effects.
Assess system-level radiation risk, considering fault tolerance, spacecraft design, redundancy, and single event effects criticality analysis.
Derive and apply radiation mitigation techniques, such as filtering, EDAC, and current limiting, to prevent disruption of system performance on space missions.
Help maintain Blue Origin’s radiation test database.
Assist with the development and execution of radiation test plans as required.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and 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.
Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on company discretion.