Sr. Electrical Engineer - Avionics Center of Excellence
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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.As part of a the avionics team, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers to deliver avionics hardware subsystem elements, including common circuit blocks and development kits. As part of this team, you will design, develop, and verify high-performance avionics hardware for incorporation in various flight vehicles. Together with programs' technical leads you will drive requirements definition, modeling, analysis, design, fabrication, and test of flight and power management components and subsystems elements. Yourresponsibilitieswillencompasselectronicrequirements, architectureconcepts,detaileddesign,development,andtest.
Relocation provided
Bachelorof ScienceinElectricalor ComputerEngineering,Physics,or relatedfield
10+provenyearsexperienceinthedesignofcomplexhardware
Skilled Altium user
High-speed digital, analog, and/or mixed-signal circuit design, build, and troubleshooting, with a strong understanding of EE principles
Circuit analysis and simulation, such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and logic or Spice simulation
Experience in grounding and general board layout principles, including EMI/EMC tradeoffs
Battery-based power systems, including power management, power switching, charging, and battery safety
Computer command and I/O control for sophisticated industrial systems or vehicles
RF communication subsystem and/or component design, with a strong background in RF principles
Design of Data Acquisition Systems and familiarity with a variety of sensor technologies
Background developing sophisticated circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or other advanced electronic commercial or aerospace products
Abilitytoearntrust and maintainpositiveandprofessionalrelationships
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related subject areas.
15+ years proven experience in design, development, integration, test, and operation of Avionics systems or vehicles
Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
One or more of the following
- High-speed digital, analog, and/or mixed-signal circuit design, build, and troubleshooting, with a strong understanding of EE principles
- Circuit analysis and simulation, such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and logic or Spice simulation
- Experience in grounding and general board layout principles, including EMI/EMC tradeoffs
- Battery-based power systems, including power management, power switching, charging, and battery safety
- Computer command and I/O control for sophisticated industrial systems or vehicles
- RF communication subsystem and/or component design, with a strong background in RF principles
- Design of Data Acquisition Systems and familiarity with a variety of sensor technologies
- Background developing sophisticated circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or other advanced electronic commercial or aerospace products
- Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
- How much does the Sr. Electrical Engineer - Avionics Center of Excellence at Blue Origin pay?
- The posting lists a range of $157K–$220K per year. Ranges reflect what Blue Origin publicly declared on the source posting.
- Where is this Sr. Electrical Engineer - Avionics Center of Excellence role based?
- The role is based in Greater Seattle Area.
- What experience does Blue Origin expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a senior-level role, typically 5+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
- How was this posting sourced?
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