BLUE ORIGIN

Principal ASIC Design Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Los AngelesCaliforniaWashingtonUnited States

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Salary

💰 $230,773 - $323,081 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Define top-level or cross-subsystem digital architecture for Space based communication ASICs and SoCs
  • Lead hardware realization of key communication functions such as modem pipelines, coding engines, digital beamforming, switching fabrics, and packet/data processing
  • Drive end-to-end technical planning from concept through silicon validation
  • Establish system-level tradeoffs among throughput, latency, power, die area, reliability, and manufacturability
  • Provide technical leadership across design, verification, physical design, firmware, packaging, and system teams
  • Review and influence architectural partitioning between ASIC, FPGA, software, and RF/analog domains
  • Develop methodologies and reusable IP strategies that improve schedule, quality, and scalability
  • Mentor technical leaders and act as a go-to expert for critical design reviews and issue resolution
  • Support roadmap planning and future product definition

Requirements

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 12+ years of ASIC design experience, including ownership of complex chips or multiple tape-outs
  • Expert-level knowledge of digital design, microarchitecture, and full-chip tradeoffs
  • Proven success leading technically exciting silicon programs
  • Strong understanding of communication signal-processing hardware and system integration
  • Ability to influence across organizations and communicate complex technical topics clearly
Benefits
  • 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%
  • Education Support Program
  • Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
  • Up to 14 company-paid holidays
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Hard Skills & Tools
ASIC designdigital architecturemodem pipelinescoding enginesdigital beamformingswitching fabricspacket processingsilicon validationmicroarchitecturesignal processing
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationinfluencingproblem-solving
Certifications
BS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Electrical EngineeringBS in Computer EngineeringMS in Computer EngineeringPhD in Computer Engineering