Mix-Signal Senior Design Engineer

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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 the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

In this role you will work with a hard‑working team of skilled engineering groups mixed signal electrical circuitry and integrate our innovative avionics circuit boards enabling high performance, complex spaceflight GPS radios, antennas and related systems. Blue Origin values collaboration, trust, and a culture of safety, and a bias for action recognizing each team member's input.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate and realize mixed‑signal electronics PCBs using industry‑standard tools such as Altium or Cadence.

• Perform comprehensive parts stress and worst‑case circuit analysis to ensure circuit robustness under extreme conditions.

• Identify potential failure modes and implement design improvements to mitigate risks.

• Ensure optimal component placement, routing, and grounding strategies are employed.

• Develop comprehensive test plans and procedures that cover all functional and non‑functional requirements.

• Create and review manufacturing documents, including schematics, layouts, and bills of materials.

• PCB bring‑up and debugging in the lab, ensuring a smooth transition from design to prototype.

• Execute test procedures in a laboratory setting to verify that boards meet all specified requirements and perform root‑cause analysis on discrepancies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or relevant fields, with 8+ years of experience or Masters degree with 6+ years of experience.

• A breadth of understanding and experience with developing high‑speed mixed‑signal circuits, data converters and digitizers hardware, encompassing part selection, analysis, simulation, laboratory testing, and troubleshooting preferably in aerospace products.

• Experience with circuit design, analysis and PCB layout and testing for high‑speed ADCs, DACs, PLLs, DDRs, NAND/NOR flash memory, microcontrollers, microprocessors.

• Knowledge of signal and power integrity, grounding topologies and general PCB layout principles and best practices for mixed‑signal applications.

• Experience with SoC or Processor/FPGA boards with multiple power domains and clocks.

• Experience with developing high‑speed Ser Des interfaces, including JESD
204B/C, SPI, I2C, USB.

• Experience with schematic‑capture and PCB layout for high density, complex PCBs using Altium Designer (preferable) or Cadence OrCAD / Cadence Allegro tool suites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possessing a Master of Science or equivalent experience in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related fields.

• Successful candidates typically have 10+ years of experience in developing and testing analog/mixed‑Signal/digital circuits with focus on high‑speed DACs, ADCs and data converters.

• Experience leading efforts in collaboration with multi‑functional teams for up‑screening and qualification of automotive‑grade parts for use in space environments.

• Familiarity with space hardware testing standards and practices, including MIL‑STD‑461, for mixed‑signal and digital communication systems or sensors.

• Experience with schematic‑capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer (preferable) or Cadence OrCAD / Cadence Allegro tool suites.

• Familiar with many of the following parts and their usage: ADCs, DACs, OpAmps, power supplies (linear, LDO, DC/DC), microcontrollers, processors, volatile memory (DDR), non‑volatile memory (NAND, NOR, etc.), and MOSFETs.

Compensation Range for: CA applicants is $-$; CO applicants…