Senior Electrical Engineer- Honeybee Robotics

Blue Origin•Longmont, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Honeybee Robotics, part of Blue Origin, develops advanced motion-control solutions for NASA, defense, and commercial programs. The Senior Electrical Engineer will support the development, design, test, and manufacturing of electronic motion-control products. The work spans proposal support and labor estimates through multi-board design development and transition of flight-ready products to manufacturing and test engineering teams. The engineer will take charge of electronic design within project teams, help develop processes, lead design reviews, and collaborate with customers. The role also includes informal task management, reviewing teammates’ work, and documenting work through completion. The position is based on-site in Longmont, Colorado, with relocation provided and occasional travel expected. Interviews include a technical assessment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited technical college or university in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
At least 10 years of work experience in electronic product design.
Extensive experience with embedded-system design, including digital, analog, and mixed-signal design.
Experience with board-level communication interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and CAN.
Experience with controlled impedance for high-speed channel design, including SpaceWire, 10GbE, and SerDes.
Experience with linear and switch-mode DC/DC power conversion.
Experience producing documentation such as test procedures and reports, interface control documents, and ECOs.
Familiarity with design analysis and simulation, including WCA/WCCA, reliability, radiation, and Spice.
Familiarity with cable and wire harness design, signal and power integrity (SI/PI), and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
Extensive experience in prototype development, debugging, and testing in a lab environment.
Proven experience crafting and launching products in regulated environments.
U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency, or lawful admission to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, as required by export-control regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience crafting motion-control and electromechanical systems for space environments.
Successful history of leading technical teams and mentoring junior engineers.
Experience with EEE-INST-002 and radiation hardness or mitigation.
Experience with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
Experience generating technical proposal content and labor/cost estimates.
Experience with Altium Designer.
Familiarity with DSP and microcontroller firmware development.
Familiarity with cable and wire harness design.
Familiarity with FPGA design using Verilog and VHDL.
Familiarity with system and functional requirements generation.

Responsibilities

Support development, design, test, and manufacturing of electronic motion-control products.
Provide proposal support and labor estimates.
Shepherd multi-board designs through development and transition flight-ready products to manufacturing and test engineering teams.
Lead electronic design within project teams.
Help develop processes and lead design reviews.
Collaborate with customers.
Informally manage team tasks, review the work of team members, and document work appropriately.
Develop electronic architectures for motor controllers.
Perform schematic capture and PCB layout in Altium.
Provide technical team leadership.

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
Employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, individual contributions, company results, or other factors