Sr Silicon Bring-Up and Integration Engineer

Job Description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

As a Sr Silicon Bring-Up and Integration Engineer, you will be a key hands-on member of the team responsible for bringing complex custom SoCs and ASICs from pre-silicon development through physical silicon bring-up, validation, and system integration.

You will develop low-level C/C++ software, diagnostics, and Python-based test infrastructure used to configure, control, exercise, and validate custom silicon. You will work closely with ASIC design, verification, firmware, board, RF/DSP, and system engineering teams to support first-silicon bring-up, characterize device behavior, and debug complex hardware/software integration issues.

This role is highly technical and hands-on and requires the ability to work across silicon hardware, low-level software, lab instrumentation, and system-level debugging.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 20% of the time
• Interviews will include a technical assessment
• This role is based onsite in San Diego, Kent, WA, or Austin, TX. A temporary remote work exception is approved while our San Diego and Austin sites are being developed.

Responsibilities Include but Are Not Limited To

• Silicon Bring-Up: Perform first-silicon power-on, initialization, configuration, functional bring-up, and debugging of custom SoCs and ASICs.
• Low-Level Silicon Software: Develop C/C++ software, firmware, diagnostics, and Python-based test infrastructure used to configure, control, exercise, and validate custom silicon.
• Pre-Silicon Readiness: Develop bring-up software, test sequences, register-access utilities, diagnostics, and validation capabilities prior to silicon availability using simulation, emulation, FPGA prototypes, or other available pre-silicon platforms.
• HW/SW Integration: Integrate and debug low-level software and firmware with silicon hardware, including initialization sequences, clocks and resets, memory interfaces, peripherals, data paths, and high-speed interfaces.
• Post-Silicon Validation: Develop and execute functional, performance, stress, and corner-condition tests to validate silicon behavior against design and system requirements.
• Silicon Characterization: Support characterization across voltage, temperature, frequency, operating modes, and silicon process variation.
• Complex Debug: Investigate and root-cause failures spanning silicon hardware, RTL, firmware/software, boards, clocks, power, interfaces, and system-level behavior.
• Lab Automation: Develop automated test infrastructure for DUT configuration, lab instrumentation, data collection, regression testing, and analysis.
• Interface Bring-Up: Bring up and debug low-speed and high-speed interfaces such as JTAG, SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, DDR/LPDDR, and custom chip-to-chip interfaces as applicable.
• Bring-Up Hardware Support: Define requirements for evaluation boards, fixtures, sockets, instrumentation, and debug capabilities required for silicon bring-up and validation, and work closely with board-design teams on their implementation.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Collaborate closely with ASIC architecture/design, verification, firmware/software, RF/DSP, board, system, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve silicon integration issues.
• Silicon Maturation: Support issues from initial engineering samples through characterization, validation, and production readiness, including verification of hardware and software fixes across silicon revisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC bring-up, post-silicon validation, embedded systems, silicon integration, or closely related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Hands‑on experience with ASIC or SoC bring‑up, post‑silicon validation, or low‑level hardware/software integration.
• Strong C/C++ programming experience for low‑level hardware control, embedded software, firmware, or silicon diagnostics.
• Strong Python or equivalent scripting experience for test automation, instrumentation, and data analysis.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, memory‑mapped registers, interrupts, DMA, clock/reset architecture, memory systems, and hardware/software interfaces.
• Experience with low‑level interfaces and debug protocols such as JTAG, SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, or DDR/LPDDR.
• Hands‑on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum/signal analyzers, power supplies, and other silicon bring‑up and validation equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to debug complex problems spanning hardware, firmware/software, and system boundaries.
• Ability to read schematics, silicon specifications, register maps, timing diagrams, and hardware design documentation.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with first‑silicon bring‑up of complex custom ASICs or SoCs.
• Experience developing post‑silicon validation frameworks, diagnostics, and automated regression environments.
• Experience debugging high‑speed SerDes, PCIe, DDR/LPDDR, Ethernet, or custom chip‑to‑chip interfaces.
• Experience with mixed‑signal SoCs containing ADCs, DACs, PLLs, clocking, RF, or other analog/mixed‑signal subsystems.
• Understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, clocking, reset sequencing, and board‑level effects on silicon operation.
• Familiarity with Linux device drivers, embedded RTOS environments, boot flows, and low‑level firmware.
• Experience with silicon characterization across voltage, temperature, frequency, and process corners.
• Experience supporting root‑cause analysis and validating RTL, firmware, software, or silicon fixes.

Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $230,398.00 - $322,556.85

WA applicants is $230,398.00 - $322,556.85

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre‑employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: 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%, and an 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. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire,