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Sr. Electromechanical Packaging Engineer - Electro-Optical Components

Blue Origin
Denver, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 days ago
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What You Bring

  • · B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Optical, or Photonics Engineering, or a related discipline, plus 5-10+ years designing electromechanical or electro-optical assemblies, electronics or photonics packaging, or comparable high-reliability hardware, with a track record of owning designs from requirements through production.
  • · Hands-on experience packaging electro-optical hardware (coherent or high-speed optical modems, transceivers, optical amplifier assemblies, photonic devices, lasers or detectors, or fiber-optic assemblies), including the thermal, optical-interface, and contamination challenges that come with it.
  • · Demonstrated experience designing fiber management inside a constrained enclosure: tray layout, routing, bend-radius and strain-relief strategy, splice retention, and connector selection, plus thermal management of temperature-sensitive photonics, including TEC integration and thermal isolation.
  • · Experience integrating PCBAs, connectors, and cable or fiber interfaces into mechanical assemblies, with a history of close collaboration with electrical engineers and PCB designers on dense, high-reliability boards, participating in layout reviews and influencing component selection before layout locks. Experience specifying mechanical and installation requirements for electrical harnesses.
  • · Knowledge of ruggedized electronics and photonics design: thermal management, structural protection, vibration and shock survival, vacuum compatibility, and EMI/EMC shielding, plus experience conducting or directing the supporting analyses.
  • · Ability to define and hold mechanical and thermal interfaces in both directions: specifying what your hardware requires from the host vehicle, and negotiating with the engineers who own adjacent optical, structural, and payload hardware.
  • · Strong 3D CAD skills (Creo/Pro-E a plus) and solid command of GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and ASME Y14.5 drawing practice.
  • · Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
  • · Comfort in a fast-moving program with evolving requirements and open trades: the judgment to make defensible decisions before every input is final, and the communication skills to make technical risk clear.
  • Bonus Points For
  • · An active U.S. government security clearance, and/or an M.S. in a relevant discipline.
  • · Experience with optical communications hardware (coherent or IM-DD transceivers, silicon photonics, optical modems, optical amplifiers, or pluggable form factors), and experience building modems, transceivers, or optical terminal electronics to standards such as SIS-002, OpenZR+, SDA optical communications terminal standards, or CCSDS optical standards, including how changes there propagate into mechanical and thermal design.
  • · Working knowledge of laser communications terminal architecture and coherent link building blocks, such as integrated coherent receivers, modulators, tunable sources, and amplifiers, and what each demands mechanically and thermally.
  • · Experience developing hosted payloads or line-replaceable units against a spacecraft bus interface specification, and familiarity with spacecraft environmental specifications and qualification tailoring, such as NASA GEVS and SMC-S-016, including payload isolation as a way to reconcile hardware capability with host environments.
  • · Experience maturing prototypes into producible, qualifiable flight products, including reconstructing design documentation for hardware you didn't originally design.
  • · Fiber-optic depth: splicing, connector and termini selection (MIL-PRF-29504, ARINC 801), cleaning and inspection practice (IPC-8497-1), link loss budgeting, and familiarity with IPC-A-620 and J-STD-001, plus experience with photonic and semiconductor assembly processes such as die attach, wire bond, flip chip, hermetic sealing, and fiber alignment.
  • · Analysis depth in electronics thermal, structural, vibration, shock, or fatigue work, including solder-fatigue methods such as Steinberg or Engelmaier and FEA/thermal simulation in ANSYS or FloTHERM, plus hands-on familiarity with ECAD tools such as Altium or Mentor xPedition and PLM tools such as Windchill.
  • · Familiarity with qualification and reliability standards such as Telcordia GR-468-CORE and GR-1221, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-1678, or JEDEC, plus experience with radiation-tolerant part selection and contamination control for space optics, including outgassing screening per ASTM E595.
  • · Background in spacecraft, national-security space, human spaceflight, launch vehicle, or other extreme-environment hardware, ideally on long-duration or high-radiation missions beyond LEO, plus a track record of mentoring engineers and building new design or analysis capability on a team.
  • Base Pay Range for:
  • CO applicants is $144,179.00 - $201,849.90
  • 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, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.
  • Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
  • Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.

Qualifications

  • · B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Optical, or Photonics Engineering, or a related discipline, plus 5-10+ years designing electromechanical or electro-optical assemblies, electronics or photonics packaging, or comparable high-reliability hardware, with a track record of owning designs from requirements through production.
  • · Hands-on experience packaging electro-optical hardware (coherent or high-speed optical modems, transceivers, optical amplifier assemblies, photonic devices, lasers or detectors, or fiber-optic assemblies), including the thermal, optical-interface, and contamination challenges that come with it.
  • · Demonstrated experience designing fiber management inside a constrained enclosure: tray layout, routing, bend-radius and strain-relief strategy, splice retention, and connector selection, plus thermal management of temperature-sensitive photonics, including TEC integration and thermal isolation.
  • · Experience integrating PCBAs, connectors, and cable or fiber interfaces into mechanical assemblies, with a history of close collaboration with electrical engineers and PCB designers on dense, high-reliability boards, participating in layout reviews and influencing component selection before layout locks. Experience specifying mechanical and installation requirements for electrical harnesses.
  • · Knowledge of ruggedized electronics and photonics design: thermal management, structural protection, vibration and shock survival, vacuum compatibility, and EMI/EMC shielding, plus experience conducting or directing the supporting analyses.
  • · Ability to define and hold mechanical and thermal interfaces in both directions: specifying what your hardware requires from the host vehicle, and negotiating with the engineers who own adjacent optical, structural, and payload hardware.
  • · Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
  • · Comfort in a fast-moving program with evolving requirements and open trades: the judgment to make defensible decisions before every input is final, and the communication skills to make technical risk clear.
  • · An active U.S. government security clearance, and/or an M.S. in a relevant discipline.
  • · Experience with optical communications hardware (coherent or IM-DD transceivers, silicon photonics, optical modems, optical amplifiers, or pluggable form factors), and experience building modems, transceivers, or optical terminal electronics to standards such as SIS-002, OpenZR+, SDA optical communications terminal standards, or CCSDS optical standards, including how changes there propagate into mechanical and thermal design.
  • · Working knowledge of laser communications terminal architecture and coherent link building blocks, such as integrated coherent receivers, modulators, tunable sources, and amplifiers, and what each demands mechanically and thermally.
  • · Experience developing hosted payloads or line-replaceable units against a spacecraft bus interface specification, and familiarity with spacecraft environmental specifications and qualification tailoring, such as NASA GEVS and SMC-S-016, including payload isolation as a way to reconcile hardware capability with host environments.
  • · Experience maturing prototypes into producible, qualifiable flight products, including reconstructing design documentation for hardware you didn't originally design.
  • · Fiber-optic depth: splicing, connector and termini selection (MIL-PRF-29504, ARINC 801), cleaning and inspection practice (IPC-8497-1), link loss budgeting, and familiarity with IPC-A-620 and J-STD-001, plus experience with photonic and semiconductor assembly processes such as die attach, wire bond, flip chip, hermetic sealing, and fiber alignment.
  • · Analysis depth in electronics thermal, structural, vibration, shock, or fatigue work, including solder-fatigue methods such as Steinberg or Engelmaier and FEA/thermal simulation in ANSYS or FloTHERM, plus hands-on familiarity with ECAD tools such as Altium or Mentor xPedition and PLM tools such as Windchill.
  • · Familiarity with qualification and reliability standards such as Telcordia GR-468-CORE and GR-1221, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-1678, or JEDEC, plus experience with radiation-tolerant part selection and contamination control for space optics, including outgassing screening per ASTM E595.
  • · Background in spacecraft, national-security space, human spaceflight, launch vehicle, or other extreme-environment hardware, ideally on long-duration or high-radiation missions beyond LEO, plus a track record of mentoring engineers and building new design or analysis capability on a team.
  • CO applicants is $144,179.00 - $201,849.90
  • Other site ranges may differ
  • Culture Statement
  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • · Strong 3D CAD skills (Creo/Pro-E a plus) and solid command of GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and ASME Y14.5 drawing practice.
  • Bonus Points For
  • 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.

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