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Blue Origin · 1 month ago

Electrical Design Engineer III

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$127K/yr - $178K/yr

7+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Electrical Design Engineer III will be responsible for designing avionics electronic hardware for rocket engines, ensuring high reliability and safety in human spaceflight applications.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Electrical design of analog instrumentation measurement circuits that measure various environmental and combustion conditions of a rocket engine

Electrical design of actuator circuits for solenoids, or electromechanical servo systems

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

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringAnalog Circuit DesignDigital Circuit DesignSignal IntegrityPower ConversionCAD Layout ToolsTechnical LeadershipCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field with 7 years of professional experience of which 5+ years of direct experience in electronics hardware development

Demonstrated technical leadership in guiding project teams, making critical design decisions, and mentoring junior engineers

Direct hands-on experience with analog, digital circuit design, analysis, test, and debug

Expert knowledge of Op-Amp circuits as applied to instrumentation measurements including, scaling, active filters and current to voltage conversion

Knowledge of signal integrity, power conversion, grounding, and general board layout principles

Experience with electric motor drive circuits (EMA) is a valuable asset

Highly organized teammate with excellent technical skills (written and verbal)

Experience with data anomaly review and system troubleshooting in a lab or test environment

Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships

Passion for Blue Origin's mission: Millions of people living and working in space

Preferred

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

Knowledge of EMI issues related to precision analog or 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 and radiation-tolerant flight hardware intended for prolonged exposure to extreme space environments