Senior Electrical Engineer – RF Systems

BLUE ORIGIN

. Develop and implement RF, analog, digital, and power circuits to be used in various RF systems products including software-defined radios, solid-state power amplifiers, and low noise amplifiers.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeReston • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $156,802 - $219,522 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Flash

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and implement RF, analog, digital, and power circuits to be used in various RF systems products including software-defined radios, solid-state power amplifiers, and low noise amplifiers.
Developing efficient power management solutions, such as DC/DC converters for high-performance, compact, or harsh environments.
Perform comprehensive parts stress and worst-case circuit analysis to ensure circuit robustness under extreme conditions.
Design, manufacturing, and checkout of custom high-reliability PCBs for various avionics applications
Create and review manufacturing documents, including schematics, layouts, and bills of materials.
Develop comprehensive test plans and procedures that cover all functional and non-functional requirements.
Execute test procedures in a laboratory setting to verify that boards meet all specified requirements and perform root-cause analysis on discrepancies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, with 8+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience
Experience developing high-speed mixed-signal circuits, 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, and FPGAs
Knowledge of signal and power integrity, grounding topologies and general PCB layout principles and best practices for mixed-signal applications
Experience with schematic-capture and PCB layout for high density, complex PCBs using Altium Designer (preferable) or Cadence OrCAD / Cadence Allegro tool suites

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

RF circuitsanalog circuitsdigital circuitspower circuitspower management solutionsDC/DC converterscircuit analysisPCB designmixed-signal circuitssignal integrity

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Electrical Engineering