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Blue Origin · 23 hours ago

Sr. Electrical Power System Responsible Engineer (Solar)

Longmont, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$157K/yr - $220K/yr

8+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Sr. Electrical Power System Responsible Engineer to drive the development of spacecraft hardware and architectures, with a primary focus on solar array development. The role requires strong spacecraft design experience and collaboration skills to meet business goals.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

As an EPS Responsible Engineer, you will be responsible for hardware developments for spacecraft EPS with a primary focus on solar array development

In this role, you will be accountable to develop the conceptual electrical power subsystem architecture, including sizing of solar arrays, and designs for future Blue Origin spacecraft

You will be required to take high level mission architectures and spacecraft bus concepts and derive the ideal EPS architecture for those concepts

You must be competent at performing EPS sizing and Energy Balance Analysis (EBA), voltage drop, bus stability, developing power budgets, and other common EPS analyses

You will understand common EPS components such as batteries, solar arrays (photovoltaics), and PMAD devices such as power distribution, power supplies, solar array regulation, and battery charge control electronics

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to quality to support our customers’ critical missions

Qualification

Spacecraft EPS designSolar array developmentEPS architectureEnergy Balance AnalysisPower managementDistributionDesign for ManufacturingTechnical communicationTeam collaboration

Required

Minimum of a B.S. in an electrical engineering, aerospace engineering or related engineering discipline

A minimum of 8 years of advanced spacecraft EPS subsystem design including solar arrays, architecture, and development experience

Demonstrated experience with spacecraft EPS architectures and designs that operate in earth centered-orbital regimes from Earth orbiting (LEO to GEO) and deep space

Experience with space grade III-V multijunction and silicon solar cells including understanding of performance, testing, and manufacturing of Standard Power Modules (SPMs)

Expertise with EPS components such as PMAD, batteries, solar arrays, wire harnessing, Solar Array Drive Assemblies (SADAs)

Expertise with EPS analysis such as Energy Balance Analysis (EBA), EPS sizing, voltage drop analysis, bus stability analysis, transient analysis

Experience developing and maintaining EPS power budgets

Experience with high voltage and dual-voltage power busses is desired

Highly organized with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills

Proven track record to operate with cohesive and effective teams and drive rapid decision making within those teams

Experience with development in mission and safety-critical environments

Experience with Design for Manufacturing & Cost

Ability to travel and/or temporary duty in support of growing tempos of production and operations

Top Secret security clearance eligibility is desired