Principal Electrical Power Subsystem Engineer

About Blueorigin

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!

Job Summary

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 Mission Engineering & Architecture organization.

In this role, you will be accountable for driving future In-Space Systems products and services by developing spacecraft design concepts and multi-spacecraft mission architectures to meet our business goals. The selected candidate requires strong spacecraft architecture and engineering experience, as well as excellent collaboration skills to work across multiple teams and business areas within In-Space Systems and across Blue Origin.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop concepts for spacecraft EPS designs and architectures for future Blue Origin products and services.
• Accountable to develop the conceptual electrical power subsystem architecture and designs for future Blue Origin spacecraft.
• Perform EPS sizing and Energy Balance Analysis (EBA), voltage drop, bus stability, developing power budgets, and other common EPS analyses.
• Understand common EPS components such as batteries, solar arrays (photovoltaics), and PMAD devices.

Requirements

• 15+ years’ experience with advanced spacecraft electrical power subsystem (EPS) design and architecture experience.
• Deep understanding of common EPS architectures, analysis, and elements such as batteries, solar arrays, and power management and distribution (PMAD) systems.
• Demonstrated ability to design to cost and design for manufacturing at rate.