Blue Origin · 4 days ago
Senior Electrical Engineer - Honeybee Robotics
Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable and safe space vehicles for the benefit of Earth. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the development of electrical components and avionics systems for planetary exploration, collaborating with various engineering disciplines throughout the product lifecycle.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Serve as a technical leader within the organization. This includes technical, budgetary and schedule oversight of a small team of engineers, as well as mentoring junior engineers and refining/defining standardized processes
Design, manufacturing, and checkout of custom high-reliability PCBs for various avionics applications
Harness design and assembly instructions for high-reliability applications
Electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) design and documentation
Define and execute tests at the integrated assembly level in avionics development labs, environmental test labs, radiation test labs and vendor test labs
Apply technical expertise to problem solving throughout product lifecycle, including design review support and verification planning and execution, scheduling, etc
Collaborate with avionics product development team members to identify current technology capabilities, risks, opportunities and challenges and identify and develop solutions
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field
9+ years of developing and testing complex hardware equipment over the entire product lifecycle
Passion for hands-on problem solving and avionics integration and test
Ability to work independently on rapid development programs
Demonstrate a strong solid understanding of electronics product development with expertise in systems integration
Familiarity with use of complex computational devices (combinational and sequential logic) to monitor sensors and drive actuators, including design and verification
Highly organized, safety and quality conscious, with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
GNC experience
Experience with radiation testing of EEE components
Graduate degree in related engineering or technical field
12+ years of experience in developing hardware across entire product lifecycle
Experience developing and testing complex electronic systems combining hardware, firmware, and software
Experience leading the development and testing of embedded/motorized/power systems
Experience doing Worst-case analysis, circuit Finite Element Analysis, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Familiarity with EEE-INST-002 parts classification, selection of radiation-hardness-assured components, and radiation-mitigation strategies
Proficiency with scripting; programming and analysis/modeling tools: Python, Linux/Windows shell scripting; assembly language, C, C++; MATLAB / Simulink / SPICE (or similar)
Experience using Altium to design complex printed circuit boards
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
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