BLUE ORIGIN

Full-stack Engineer

• Implement designs for key components of our hybrid space-ground transport network
• Develop routing solutions, topology management systems, and fast-reroute mechanisms tailored for time-varying LEO constellations
• Create capacity models that translate raw RF link characteristics into effective network-layer implementations
• Implement Software-Defined Networking (SDN) frameworks to support centralized and distributed control planes
• Develop real-time Traffic Engineering (TE) and policy enforcement mechanisms to optimize data flow across constrained satellite payloads and terrestrial backbones
• Implement programmable transport solutions that allow for deployment of new protocols and features
• Develop components for the observability stack using in-band and out-of-band telemetry for packet-level visibility
• Implement "Self-Healing" network logic where real-time telemetry feeds into SDN controllers for automated congestion management and fault isolation
• Develop methods to correlate flow-level tracing with link performance to improve efficiency across the constellation
• Implement packet forwarding solutions that can operate reliably in space environments, optimizing for latency and throughput under power constraints
• Support cross-layer optimization efforts, working alongside RF and Silicon teams to ensure mobility across beams and satellites
• Provide technical guidance within your team and mentor junior engineers on networking best practices.

Senior Software Engineer – Network, SDN

• Lead the design and end-to-end ownership of custom wireless MAC protocols specifically optimized for high-velocity LEO satellite links, including inter-satellite and ground-to-space applications
• Develop sophisticated resource allocation, scheduling, and interference mitigation algorithms that leverage principles from 3GPP, WiFi, and WiMAX, optimized for orbital dynamics
• Architect high-speed dataplanes using frameworks such as DPDK or VPP, ensuring the software stack can handle massive throughput with minimal jitter and CPU overhead
• Collaborate closely with PHY and RF teams to define the software-hardware interface, ensuring tight integration between signal processing and protocol logic
• Define the technical roadmap for the wireless stack, performing trade-off analyses between latency, reliability, and spectral efficiency
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to senior and staff-level engineers, driving best practices in embedded software and wireless systems design.

Principal Wireless Software Engineer – TeraWave Networking

• Architect and implement highly available, low-latency control plane services using microservices patterns to handle subscriber provisioning, session management, and real-time network orchestration across the TeraWave constellation
• Build and maintain stateful distributed services that operate seamlessly across terrestrial data centers and orbital nodes, ensuring reliable coordination across the full network topology
• Develop and optimize database schemas across SQL, NoSQL, and time-series data stores to track and process billions of telemetry points generated by the satellite network
• Design distributed systems solutions incorporating consensus algorithms and message broker technologies to ensure consistent and reliable network state management at scale
• Lead technical decision-making for core network services architecture, balancing performance, reliability, and scalability requirements of a global satellite communications system
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across ground systems, spacecraft, and network engineering to ensure seamless integration of core services within the broader TeraWave infrastructure
• Drive best practices in distributed systems design, ensuring the network remains self-healing and highly available under dynamic orbital and operational conditions
• Contribute to the definition of technical standards, software development methodologies, and architectural patterns for the Core Services team

Principal Software Engineer – TeraWave Core Network Services

Network Engineer

• Define the strategic vision and architectural principles for TeraWave's hybrid space-ground transport network
• Establish groundbreaking technical approaches for multi-hop routing, topology management, and fast-reroute strategies tailored for time-varying LEO constellations
• Pioneer capacity modeling methodologies that translate raw RF link characteristics into industry-leading network-layer models
• Define the architectural framework for a next-generation Software-Defined Networking (SDN) ecosystem managing centralized and distributed control planes
• Establish the strategic direction for real-time Traffic Engineering (TE) and policy enforcement systems that optimize data flow across constrained satellite payloads and terrestrial backbones
• Create the blueprint for programmable transport solutions enabling rapid deployment of new protocols and features
• Establish the vision for a world-class observability stack using in-band and out-of-band telemetry for unparalleled packet-level visibility
• Pioneer "Self-Healing" network principles where real-time telemetry feeds directly into SDN controllers for autonomous congestion management and fault isolation
• Define methodologies for correlating flow-level tracing with link performance to ensure optimal efficiency across the constellation
• Establish architectural principles for packet forwarding that survive the rigors of space, optimizing for latency and throughput under power-constrained environments
• Direct cross-layer optimization strategy, aligning RF and Silicon teams to ensure seamless mobility across beams and satellites
• Serve as the chief technical authority for networking across TeraWave, mentoring technical leaders and defining long-term hardware and software roadmaps

Senior Principal Software Engineer – Network Architecture, SDN

Recruitment

• Own the candidate sourcing and interview process across highly technical engineering roles, from initial application to pre-offer
• Act as subject matter expert and strategic talent advisor, owning job posting and advertisement
• Develop sourcing models and plans to generate talent pools, networks and pipelines; build and execute robust search strategies
• Collaborate with, mentor, and develop other members of the Talent Acquisition Team
• Prepare status reports and lead update meetings on active searches
• Dive deep into the technical requirements of job requisitions
• Remain up to date on industry trends and best practices in talent acquisition

Sourcing Recruiter III – Space Vehicles

SDET

• Plan, write, and execute test plans and procedures for phased array antennas and RF subsystems
• Work with benchtop test sets to evaluate prototype RF devices and flight hardware units
• Be the driving force in developing, optimizing, and standardizing automated test suites geared towards high volume production
• Own test related issues and work towards expedient resolutions
• Provide inputs on testability of phased array designs
• Review subcontractor test plans and programs for RF units to be used in payload
• Assist in building out RF test labs and provide input to test capabilities needed at production sites
• Interact with vendors as part of lab build out and hardware development

Microwave Test Engineer III

Engineer

• Collaborate closely with RF and Electrical engineers to co-design and develop mechanical solutions for phased array antennas, reflector antennas, and their associated feed systems
• Lead the mechanical design and layout of complex, multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) and antenna substrates
• Design and develop advanced Antenna-in-Package (AiP) solutions, focusing on micro-packaging and thermal management
• Serve as the primary mechanical owner for Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT)
• Perform detailed structural, thermal, and vibration analysis on antenna assemblies
• Conduct critical tolerance stack-up and sensitivity analyses for RF performance
• Select and qualify advanced materials for stability and performance
• Own the end-to-end mechanical design lifecycle in a CAD and PLM environment

Senior Mechanical RF/Antenna Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

• Develop and implement RF, analog, digital, and power circuits to be used in an active phased array.
• Developing efficient power management solutions, such as DC/DC converters for high-performance, compact, or harsh environments
• Work with systems engineering to define and decompose requirements into functional designs
• Identification, consideration, and selection of suitable parts to be used on mixed-signal boards to conduct schematic capture
• Perform circuit simulations analyses such as transient analyses and signal and power integrity
• Lead system level analyses such as worst-case circuit analysis (WCCA) and failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA)
• Work closely with layout engineers by providing guidance for matching and high-speed routings
• Provide support for board bring up, test, and debugging

Senior Mixed Signal Design Engineer – Space-based Communications

• Lead research and design of novel DSP algorithms for beamforming, channel estimation, equalization, and synchronization; model and simulate these algorithms in MATLAB
• Transceiver signal path multi-rate DSP design, up/down sampling, channelization, fractional rate conversion, blocker filtering, DDC/DUC, NCO
• Develop advanced digital front-end algorithms including Crest Factor Reduction, IQ/DC correction filters and Digital Pre-Distortion
• Develop advanced adaptive algorithms to support interference mitigation and RF impairment calibration and correction
• Guide the implementation of algorithms onto hardware targets (FPGAs/ASICs), overseeing the transition from floating-point simulation to efficient, fixed-point hardware realization
• Partner with digital design, RF, and software engineers to define interfaces, allocate requirements, and ensure the successful integration and performance of the end-to-end system
• Own the technical performance of the DSP implementation on target hardware, working with digital designers to optimize for power, area, and throughput

Senior DSP Engineer – Digital Beamforming Systems

• Participate in the design and development of next-generation, high-performance phased array RF front-end systems for mission-critical, high-reliability applications in space-based communications.
• Work closely with circuit designers to transform electronic circuit schematics into physical printed circuit board layouts.
• Ensure compliance with signal integrity and EMI specifications, mechanical form factors, thermal constraints, and manufacturing requirements.
• Producing prototype and engineering model layouts for testing and evaluation.
• Producing flight ready layouts and board designs.
• Building up necessary component libraries for schematics.
• Conduct routing studies to help inform electrical designs and analyses.
• Generate and manage a Bill of Materials (BOM) for the circuit boards.

Microwave PCB Layout Engineer III

• Own significant components of the end-to-end design of advanced phased array antennas, from radiating element to the full array, for microwave and millimeter-wave applications (X, Ku, Ka-bands)
• Define system-level RF architectures, including leading trades between analog, digital, and hybrid beamforming approaches to meet platform constraints (SWaP, thermal, etc.)
• Guide and perform critical electromagnetic (EM) simulations using tools like HFSS, CST, and TICRA to optimize array performance, scan volume, and impedance matching
• Collaborate closely with RFIC/MMIC, T/R module, DSP, mechanical, and thermal engineers to define requirements and ensure a cohesive system design
• Oversee the entire hardware lifecycle, guiding the fabrication, characterization, and environmental qualification (e.g., thermal-vac, vibration, radiation) of antenna systems
• Mentor other engineers and drive technical excellence through rigorous design reviews and data analysis

Senior Phased Array Antenna Engineer

• Lead the design, simulation, and validation of next generation RF microwave components
• Architect scalable, phased array antenna RF front-end
• Lead the development of RFIC/MMIC and T/R modules for beamforming architectures
• Perform advanced RF circuit/system simulations using tools
• Lead the integration and test of component level and system level phased array hardware
• Mentor junior engineers and provide peer review of design artifacts
• Interface with systems engineering, mechanical, firmware, and program leadership
• Stay current with emerging technologies

Senior Microwave Engineer

• Design the physical hardware for the in-space communication network
• Lead the design and trade-off analysis of high-gain reflector systems to meet stringent requirements
• Own the end-to-end design of the mm-Wave feed system
• Utilize simulation tools for modeling large-aperture performance
• Perform critical sensitivity studies on mechanical tolerances
• Partner with Mechanical and Thermal engineers
• Define test plans and lead RF characterization of flight hardware
• Interface with mm-Wave fabrication vendors

Senior Reflector/Feed Antenna Engineer

• Architect and lead the testing of advanced phased-array antenna systems supporting mission-critical, high-reliability space-based communications.
• Drive antenna validation strategy and execution from early concept development through environmental and final qualifications.
• Plan, write, and execute test plans and procedures for phased array antennas and RF subsystems.
• Work closely with antenna and mechanical designers to transform their designs into hardware.
• Fabricate and assemble antenna components and subsystems according to engineering drawings and RF specifications.
• Develop test plans and procedures and execute test campaigns for phased array and parabolic antennas.
• Lead prototype fabrication, assembly, and antenna testing (near-field, far-field, and environmental testing).
• Support the entire hardware lifecycle, guiding the fabrication, characterization, and environmental qualification (e.g., thermal-vac, vibration, radiation) of antenna systems.
• Document designs, analyses, and test results in technical reports and reviews.

Antenna Test Engineer III

Systems Engineer

• Lead end-to-end system design of TT&C communication architectures for space missions
• Build
• lead
• and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team comprising RF
• antenna
• and DSP engineers to deliver integrated communication solutions
• Develop and maintain RF link budgets across all mission phases (LEOP
• commissioning
• nominal operations)
• Define system requirements
• interfaces
• and performance specifications for TT&C subsystems
• Integrate spacecraft communication systems with ground stations
• antennas
• modems
• and network infrastructure
• Perform system-level analysis including signal integrity
• link availability
• and margin assessments
• Ensure robust command uplink and telemetry downlink performance under varying orbital and environmental conditions
• Support spacecraft integration
• testing
• validation
• and launch readiness activities
• Troubleshoot and resolve RF and communications anomalies during testing and operations
• Coordinate with RF
• flight dynamics
• avionics
• payload
• and mission operations teams
• Support regulatory compliance activities (frequency allocation
• licensing
• ITU/FCC coordination)
• Lead technical reviews
• design audits
• and verification/validation campaigns
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to team technical growth