Electrical Power System Responsible Engineer III (Solar)

Spacecraft Power Systems Engineer

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!

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

The position is within the In-Space Systems business unit reporting to the Blue Ring Spacecraft Power Systems integrated product lead. In this role, you will be accountable for driving future In-Space Systems products and services by developing spacecraft hardware and architectures to meet our business goals.

The selected candidate requires strong spacecraft design experience with an emphasis on solar arrays, and systems engineering, as well as excellent collaboration skills to work across multiple disciplines and business areas across Blue Origin. This position requires 8+ years of experience with advanced spacecraft electrical power subsystem (EPS) design and architecture experience and a demonstrated ability to design to cost and design for manufacturing at rate. Deep understanding of common EPS architectures, analysis methods, and components such as batteries, solar arrays, and power management and distribution (PMAD) is required. You will contribute to innovative solutions, while demonstrating personal leadership, technical judgement and competence, and a passion for the highest technical standards partnering with engineering leadership to achieve program goals with acceptable risk.

Responsibilities:

As an EPS Responsible Engineer, you will be responsible for hardware developments for spacecraft EPS with a primary focus on solar array development. In this role, you will be accountable to develop the conceptual electrical power subsystem architecture, including sizing of solar arrays, and designs for future Blue Origin spacecraft. The ideal candidate will have breadth and deep technical knowledge of common spacecraft EPS architectures and components. You will be required to take high level mission architectures and spacecraft bus concepts and derive the ideal EPS architecture for those concepts. You must be competent at performing EPS sizing and Energy Balance Analysis (EBA), voltage drop, bus stability, developing power budgets, and other common EPS analyses. You will understand common EPS components such as batteries, solar arrays (photovoltaics), and PMAD devices such as power distribution, power supplies, solar array regulation, and battery charge control electronics.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to quality to support our customers' critical missions. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. in an electrical engineering, aerospace engineering or related engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of advanced spacecraft EPS subsystem design including solar arrays, architecture, and development experience.
• Demonstrated experience with spacecraft EPS architectures and designs that operate in earth centered-orbital regimes from Earth orbiting (LEO to GEO) and deep space.
• Experience with space grade III-V multijunction and silicon solar cells including understanding of performance, testing, and manufacturing of Standard Power Modules (SPMs).
• Expertise with EPS components such as PMAD, batteries, solar arrays, wire harnessing, Solar Array Drive Assemblies (SADAs).
• Expertise with EPS analysis such as Energy Balance Analysis (EBA), EPS sizing, voltage drop analysis, bus stability analysis, transient analysis.
• Experience developing and maintaining EPS power budgets.
• Experience with high voltage and dual-voltage power busses is desired.
• Highly organized with excellent technical written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven track record to operate with cohesive and effective teams and drive rapid decision making within those teams.
• Experience with development in mission and safety-critical environments.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturing & Cost.
• Ability to travel and/or temporary duty in support of growing tempos of production and operations.
• Top Secret security clearance eligibility is desired.