EEE Parts Engineer — Satellite & Payloads - TeraWave

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!

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with Tera Wave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

Tera Wave requires a scalable EEE parts strategy that supports spacecraft and payload mission life and radiation tolerance while enabling rapid design, resilient supply, predictable cost, and high-rate production. The satellite product includes digital and analog avionics, EPS, propulsion and GNC electronics, thermal‑control hardware, RF electronics, photonics, sensors, connectors, relays, magnetics, batteries, mechanisms, and other electromechanical devices.

As the Tera Wave EEE Parts Engineer for Satellite and Payloads, you will be the program technical authority for EEE part selection and application across the spacecraft bus and RF and optical payloads. You will establish a risk‑based parts‑management system, qualify new technologies and suppliers, control BOM risk, and partner with design teams to prevent part‑related failures and supply disruptions.

• Relocation provided
• Travel:
  Up to 15% as program needs require

• Develop, maintain, and execute the Tera Wave EEE Parts Management Plan and approved-parts strategy, tailored to mission criticality, application, environment, production rate, and acceptable program risk.
• Review and approve EEE parts for all Tera Wave satellite and payload applications, including avionics, EPS, RF, optical, propulsion, GNC, thermal control, mechanisms, sensors, and harness assemblies across development, qualification, and flight configurations.
• Establish selection, qualification, screening, derating, up screening, traceability, storage, handling, date-code, lot-control, and change-notification requirements.
• Evaluate commercial, industrial, automotive, military, and space-grade parts using manufacturer data, process maturity, qualification pedigree, construction analysis, failure history, radiation evidence, and application conditions.
• Maintain a configuration-controlled approved-parts list and part-approval workflow linked to product BOMs, drawing releases, deviations/waivers, risk records, and supplier changes.
• Lead part-application reviews covering voltage/current/power/temperature derating, transient stress, surge/inrush, switching frequency, thermal margins, mechanical stress, solderability, packaging, mounting, and life limitations.
• Coordinate with Radiation Engineering on TID, DDD, SEE, lot-specific evidence, and radiation testing; ensure radiation dispositions are inseparable from the part approval.
• Coordinate with Reliability Engineering on failure rates, failure mechanisms, FMEA criticality, life models, and part-level inputs to reliability predictions.
• Coordinate with M&P, PCB/CCA, harness, and manufacturing teams on prohibited/restricted materials, tin whisker risk, red plague, lead-free controls, counterfeit avoidance, moisture sensitivity, cleanliness, and workmanship.
• Define and oversee destructive physical analysis, construction analysis, qualification, screening, lot acceptance, burn-in, life, and failure-analysis activities as required.
• Assess obsolescence, allocation,…