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Blue Origin · 2 days ago

Senior Systems Engineer – Laser Communications

Reston, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$157K/yr - $220K/yr

6+ years exp

Blue Origin is focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Laser Communications to lead the development of laser communication systems, ensuring technical rigor and operational success throughout the product lifecycle.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own the system architecture through the full lifecycle of a laser communications terminal, including design, development, and deployment phases

Engage with specialty engineering teams to interpret and adjudicate technical performance budgets, test results, and resolving technical issues

Coordinate end-to-end testing efforts to ensure product reliability and performance

Facilitate collaboration among experts in optics, software, hardware, and integration and test engineers

Qualification

Systems EngineeringOptical CommunicationElectro-Optical SystemsData Flow AnalysisLink BudgetsPayload Hardware ArchitectureTechnical Budget ManagementEffective CommunicationTeam CollaborationTechnical LeadershipProblem SolvingNegotiation Skills

Required

Minimum of 6 years of experience in engineering roles supporting complex systems such as optics, electronics, or aerospace hardware

Hands-on experience delivering complex space-based or terrestrial optical communication terminals or other complex electro-optical-mechanical systems

Experience in systems engineering or similar roles on communication system development programs, owning items such as end-to-end data flows, link budgets, definition of payload hardware architecture, and performing analysis of alternatives

Experience synthesizing requirements for subsystems and components as well as negotiating top level requirements with technical teams and stakeholders

Effective communication skills for collaboration with government and commercial partners

Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Preferred

10 years of experience in engineering roles supporting complex systems (e.g., optics, electronics, or aerospace hardware)

Experience with on-orbit payload operations

Solid understanding of free-space optical communications and precise beam-pointing control

Understanding of modem hardware and communications or signal processing theory, such as waveform processing techniques, modulation formats, and common high-speed communication protocols

Current Top Secret or TS/SCI Security clearance

Experience overseeing technical teams, with skills in interpreting and managing technical budgets, understanding multi-disciplinary analysis or test results, and resolving technical issues

Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field