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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.
As aSenior Motor Control Engineeron Core Avionics, you will serve as theResponsible Engineer (RE)for afamily of embedded motor controllersreused across multiple vehicles and mechanisms (e.g., gimbals, valves, pumps, deployables). You will own thetechnical baseline-requirements, architecture, interfaces, design margins, verification evidence, and qualification approach-and guide a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe, repeatable, high-reliability motor control products supporting human lunar missions. You will interface directly with internal vehicle "customers," NASA, and National Team Partners to define product needs and ensure the controllers meet performance, fault tolerance, and safety objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Own themotor controller family technical baselineas the Responsible Engineer: requirements, architecture, design decisions, interfaces (ICDs), configuration control, and lifecycle documentation to enable reuse across vehicles.
- Partner with vehicle and subsystem teams ("customers") to define product needs: performance, environments, fault tolerance, safety/hazard controls, operability, integration constraints, and reuse strategy.
- Develop controller architectures spanningpower electronics, sensing, embedded processing, and firmwareto support motor technologies includingBLDC and stepper.
- Guide a multi-disciplinary team (EE power, EE digital, firmware, mechanical, analysis, test, systems, safety/reliability, manufacturing) throughconcept design build integration test qualification.
- Define and manage controllerinterfacesto motors, resolvers/encoders/sensors, vehicle power, and avionics networks; ensure robust EMI/EMC and grounding/bonding strategies as applicable.
- Drivefault-tolerant motor control design: redundancy strategies, safe-state behavior, fault detection/isolation/recovery, built-in test, degraded modes, and telemetry for health management.
- Plan and execute verification: define test strategy and procedures; support bench bring-up, HIL where appropriate, environmental testing, and qualification/acceptance evidence closure.
- Coordinate parts selection and design practices consideringspace radiation effects(TID/SEE), derating, and mitigation approaches appropriate to mission.
- Communicate progress, risks, and trade decisions clearly; lead technical reviews and ensure issues are tracked to closure.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience developing and deliveringmotor drive/control systemsfor stepper and/or BLDC motor applications (architecture through test).
- Experience withhigh-precision and/or high-speedmotor control in safety-critical or high-reliability systems.
- Experience designingfault-tolerantcontrol electronics and embedded control behavior (FDIR, safe state, redundancy management).
- Experience owning atechnical baselinefor a product line (requirements, ICDs, design trades, verification/validation, configuration control), including reuse across multiple platforms.
- Demonstrated technical leadership guiding multi-disciplinary teams to successful product delivery.
- Familiarity withspace radiation effectsand mitigation strategies relevant to electronics.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including leading technical reviews.
- B.S./B.A. in engineering or a relevant technical field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience developing spacecraft mechanism controllers (e.g.,solar array drive assemblies, antenna gimbals, valve controllers, pump drives).
- Experience withAltium(or equivalent) for PCB design collaboration/review.
- Experience performingFMEA/FTA(including network/system-level fault tree contributions) or other reliability/fault tolerance analyses.
- Experience with systems engineering tools such asJama(or similar).
- Experience working in asafety-criticaldevelopment environment and supporting qualification testing campaigns.
- Basic project management skills (planning, milestones, risk management, cross-team coordination).
Compensation Range for:
CA applicants is $183,193.00 - $256,469.85
CO applicants is $173,466.00 - $242,851.35
WA applicants is $183,193.00 - $256,469.85
Other site ranges may differ
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