Senior Embedded Control Systems Engineer – Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN

. Own the motor controller family technical baseline as the Responsible Engineer: requirements, architecture, design decisions, interfaces (ICDs), configuration control, and lifecycle documentation to enable reuse across vehicles.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeCalifornia, Colorado, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $183,193 - $256,469 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the motor controller family technical baseline as 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 spanning power electronics, sensing, embedded processing, and firmware to support motor technologies including BLDC and stepper.
Guide a multi-disciplinary team (EE power, EE digital, firmware, mechanical, analysis, test, systems, safety/reliability, manufacturing) through concept → design → build → integration → test → qualification.
Define and manage controller interfaces to motors, resolvers/encoders/sensors, vehicle power, and avionics networks; ensure robust EMI/EMC and grounding/bonding strategies as applicable.
Drive fault-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 considering space 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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience developing and delivering motor drive/control systems for stepper and/or BLDC motor applications (architecture through test).
Experience with high-precision and/or high-speed motor control in safety-critical or high-reliability systems.
Experience designing fault-tolerant control electronics and embedded control behavior (FDIR, safe state, redundancy management).
Experience owning a technical baseline for 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 with space radiation effects and 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.

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
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.

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Hard Skills & Tools

motor control systemsBLDC motorsstepper motorsfault-tolerant control electronicsembedded control behaviorverification and validationconfiguration controlhigh-precision motor controlhigh-speed motor controlarchitecture design

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcommunication skillsteam collaborationrisk managementproblem-solvingtechnical reviewsprogress trackingtrade decision makingcustomer partnershipmulti-disciplinary guidance

Certifications

B.S. in engineeringB.A. in engineering