Jobs at Blue Origin

Design and implement real-time MAC data-plane software for high-throughput satellite links. Build packet-processing pipelines, queue and buffer management, retransmission and loss recovery, and integrate with PHY, modem, FPGA, DMA, and SoC hardware. Optimize for low latency and high throughput using zero-copy, scatter-gather, lock-free structures, and hardware offload. Lead architecture through prototyping, hardware integration, performance qualification, and operational deployment while diagnosing timing and synchronization issues.

Lead design and architecture of RF payload electrical hardware for a high-throughput satellite constellation. Responsibilities include high-density PCB design, power system design, EMI/EMC and signal-integrity simulation, lab bring-up and debugging, supplier technical leadership, cross-program coordination, and mentoring junior engineers.

Lead mechanical design and packaging for phased array antennas and RF payload hardware, direct thermal and structural analysis, perform architecture trade studies, coordinate with RF/electrical teams and suppliers, ensure producibility, and mentor junior engineers.

Lead mechanical design and packaging for RF payloads and phased array antenna structures. Define thermal management strategies, perform structural and thermal analyses, run architecture trade studies, coordinate across RF/electrical teams and suppliers, ensure producibility, and mentor junior engineers.

Lead mechanical design and development of complex hardware for satellite communications, performing structural and thermal analysis, CAD modeling, GD&T, BOM creation, integration and test support, supplier interfacing, design reviews, risk mitigation, and root cause analysis to ensure producibility and performance.

Lead the development and production of next-generation satellite communications payloads, managing a multidisciplinary team across hardware and software domains from concept to manufacturing.

Provide receptionist and office management support for the Cupertino location: greet visitors, manage badging and security protocols, maintain common areas and supplies, coordinate meetings, catering, and building services, and deliver administrative support to business units.

The Principal Hardware Engineer will lead the design of hardware systems for a satellite communications platform, focusing on power distribution, signal integrity, and PCB design, while ensuring high-reliability and fault tolerance in space environments.

Design and implement high-reliability embedded firmware for a satellite user terminal: low-level drivers, beamforming control, networking optimization, thermal and power management, secure boot/OTA, hardware debugging, and RTOS/Embedded Linux integration to enable real-time beam steering and high-throughput communications.

Lead integrated roadmap and execution for TeraWave network software (SDN, PoP, network platform, wireless MAC). Establish sprint planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and delivery metrics. Coordinate cross-functional integration with silicon, hardware, systems engineering, test, and operations. Drive major integration, test, deployment, and operational-readiness milestones and communicate status to senior stakeholders.

Lead architecture, design, and implementation of multi-threaded embedded software (C/C++) for satellite payloads and ground terminals. Collaborate with hardware, silicon, and systems teams, define performance KPIs, drive optimization, testing, CI/CD, and mentor engineers while ensuring fault tolerance, scalability, and high-speed data-plane handling.

Provide high-trust executive support to the VP of TeraWave Operations: manage complex calendars, travel, confidential communications, event planning, and strategic projects while improving workflows and enabling cross-functional coordination across engineering, manufacturing, testing, and operations.

Design and verify FPGA-based modem and physical-layer implementations for space communications. Architect RTL for SoC FPGAs, implement DSP/modem functions, develop UVM/self-checking verification, perform timing closure and hardware bring-up, and support radiation-tolerant, high-reliability aerospace designs.

Lead end-to-end design, analysis, fabrication, and flight qualification of high-frequency reflector antenna systems and mm-wave feed chains (71–86 GHz). Perform EM simulation, tolerance and thermal sensitivity studies, anechoic-chamber testing, vendor management, and cross-functional integration to meet stringent space RF requirements.

Design and implement SDN-based network architecture for a multi-orbit satellite constellation. Develop routing, topology management, fast-reroute, traffic engineering, telemetry/observability, and self-healing control-plane/data-plane solutions optimized for latency, power, and mobility. Collaborate with RF and silicon teams and mentor junior engineers.

Design and implement SDN and routing solutions for a multi-orbit satellite constellation: routing, topology management, fast-reroute, telemetry-driven self-healing, packet forwarding, and observability. Collaborate with RF and silicon teams and mentor junior engineers.

Design, implement, and test MAC control-plane software for satellite links, including TDMA/DAMA scheduling, QoS, link-state machines, hardware integration (PHY, FPGAs, modems), and simulation/testing to validate performance under mobility and failure scenarios.

Design and implement MAC control-plane software for satellite point-to-point and point-to-multipoint links. Develop schedulers, admission-control, state machines, QoS, flow control, and link-adaptation logic. Define interfaces to PHY/modem/hardware, evaluate centralized vs. distributed architectures, build simulation and test capabilities, and lead development through hardware integration, qualification, and deployment.

Lead design and implementation of multi-threaded embedded C/C++ software for Linux/RTOS/bare-metal on multi-core SoCs. Develop drivers and data/control plane functions for RF, antenna, and optical systems; integrate software with hardware, debug using SW/HW tools, champion CI/CD and TDD, and mentor junior engineers. Collaborate across teams to ensure performance, reliability, and secure high-speed data handling for space-based communications.

Lead the development of satellite communications ground systems, managing hardware, software, and systems engineering teams from concept to production.