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Sr. Electrical Engineer, RF Payloads - TeraWave at Blue Origin | LAYIQ

Lead multi-layer, high-density interconnect PCB design for RF payload hardware, maintaining isolation between high-speed digital, IF, and microwave routing on shared stackups.
Design power delivery networks supporting high aggregate current and the dynamic load behavior that beamforming produces, including DC-DC conversion and power management.
Own architecture and component selection trades across processing, power, and front-end hardware, treating radiation tolerance, availability, lead time, and cost as first-class criteria alongside performance.
Lead signal integrity, power integrity, crosstalk, and EMI simulation and analysis at board and system level.
Design and route high-speed interconnect and reference clock distribution between modem, processing, and beamforming devices, managing insertion loss, matching, and phase and amplitude consistency across many parallel chains.
Apply radiation-tolerant design practice, including part selection and screening, single-event mitigation, and derating and margin policy appropriate to the mission environment.
Collaborate with RF, antenna, and ASIC engineers on the physical interface between boards and radiating elements, including packaged-antenna integration, front-end device placement, and feed routing.
Partner with mechanical and thermal engineering on board-level thermal design, mounting, and heat extraction; the electrical and thermal designs of this hardware cannot be developed separately.
Direct physical bring-up, hardware debug, and functional lab characterization of payload boards and integrated assemblies.
Support qualification and environmental test campaigns, and resolve anomalies through root cause and corrective action.
Drive design for manufacturability and testability with PCB fabricators, assembly partners, and component suppliers, including panel utilization, stackup feasibility, and yield at production volume.
Provide technical direction to suppliers and vendors to ensure payload hardware meets program requirements.
Present technical content and recommendations at program design reviews.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and help build electrical design capability, standards, and review practice across the team.

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
Spaceflight electronics design experience, including radiation-tolerant design, single-event effect mitigation, EEE part selection and qualification, derating practice, and design for vacuum and thermal cycling.
Phased array experience — beamforming device integration, digital or hybrid beamforming architectures, packaged-antenna integration, tile or panel array construction, and array calibration.
mmWave hardware design experience, including Ka-band, Q/V-band, or E-band.
Direct experience co-designing board-to-radiator interfaces with antenna specialists, including rigid-flex and board-to-board RF interconnect.
Experience with large-format or panel-limited PCB design, working within fabricator panel size and process constraints.
Board-level thermal design for high power density, including heat spreading, thermal interface selection, and codesign with mechanical and thermal engineering.
Experience designing hardware around high-performance SoCs or FPGAs — AMD/Xilinx, Microchip, Altera/Intel, or high-speed Arm application processors — including DDR interfaces and SerDes.
Familiarity with satellite communication systems or commercial high-capacity wireless infrastructure.
Design for high-rate production, from aerospace, automotive, or high-volume electronics, with a record of reducing cost and improving testability across generations.
Experience mentoring engineers and establishing design or analysis practice on a new program.
Base Pay Range for: CA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45
WA applicants is $156,802.00 - $219,522.45
Other site ranges may differ
Culture Statement
Don’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.
Export Control Regulations
Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Background Check
Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

Benefits include: 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%, and an Education Support Program.
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here .
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com . Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.

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