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Blue Origin · 4 months ago

MK2 Sr Avionics Hardware Design Engineer - Lunar Permanence

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$152K/yr - $213K/yr

10+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Senior Avionics Hardware Design Engineer to work within the Lunar Permanence business unit, developing advanced digital and mixed signal electrical circuits for spaceflight computer systems.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with a hard working team of skilled engineering groups to develop advanced digital and mixed signal electrical circuits for high-performance spaceflight computer systems, directly impacting the future of human spaceflight

Contribute to the thoughtful design and integration phase the team is supporting for analysis and electrical hardware design, pioneering spacecraft systems

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringCircuit DesignMixed-Signal CircuitsPCB LayoutSignal IntegrityFPGA BoardsHigh-Speed InterfacesAltium DesignerTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field with equivalent experience

A breadth of understanding and expertise in electronics hardware development such as developing sophisticated circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or other electronic commercial or aerospace products

Experience crafting and testing high-speed digital, analog, or mixed-signal circuits, encompassing part selection, analysis, simulation, laboratory testing, and troubleshooting

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

Experience with SoC or Processor/FPGA boards with multiple power domains and clocks

Proficiency in crafting and improving high-speed SerDes interfaces, including MIPI, PCIe, USB, SATA, and similar technologies

Experience with schematic-capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer (preferable) or Cadence OrCAD / Cadence Allegro tool suites

Familiar with many of the following parts and their usage: ADCs, DACs, OpAmps, power supplies (linear, LDO, DC/DC), microcontrollers, processors, volatile memory (DDR), non-volatile memory (NAND, NOR, etc.), and MOSFETs

Preferred

Possessing a Master of Science or equivalent experience in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related fields

Successful candidates typically have 10+ years of experience in building, developing, and testing

Proven understanding of industry-standard communication protocols including Ethernet, and IEEE 1588

Experience leading efforts in collaboration with multi-functional teams for up-screening and qualification of automotive-grade parts for use in space environments

Familiarity with space hardware testing standards and practices for communication systems

Eligibility to acquire a US government security clearance