Senior Electrical Engineer - New Shepard

Blue Origin - Denver, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Denver, CO

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The position is for a lead engineer within the New Shepard Avionics team at Blue Origin, focusing on the design, development, and verification of high-performance avionics hardware systems for reusable suborbital rocket systems. The role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the successful delivery of avionics components that support safe human spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers to deliver avionics hardware systems.
• Design, develop, and verify high-performance avionics hardware for various flight vehicles.
• Drive requirements definition, modeling, analysis, design, test, and production release of on-vehicle launch, flight, and power management components.
• Follow avionics designs through formal verification, environmental qualification, and release.
• Participate in flight tests and ensure compliance with safety and performance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 8+ years of proven experience in the design of complex hardware.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles, including high-speed digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Experience in circuit analysis and simulation, including worst-case circuit analysis and signal integrity analysis.
• Familiarity with grounding and general board layout principles, including EMI/EMC tradeoffs.
• Experience in computer command and I/O control for sophisticated industrial systems or vehicles.
• Background in developing sophisticated circuit cards, consumer electronics, wireless devices, or other advanced electronic products.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Data Acquisition Systems and various sensor technologies.
• Hands-on experience throughout the design, verification, qualification, and production phases.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Opportunities for professional development and continued education.