Blue Origin - Van Horn, TX
posted 3 months ago
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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth! As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers, you will develop, manage, and implement integrated tests and operations for the Shepard Propulsion Module Launch Vehicles. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of pre-launch and post-flight vehicle integrated testing and functional verification. This role is a combination of test and flight operations development, planning, hands-on running tests, and troubleshooting/data analysis for the Propulsion Module launch vehicles at our Texas Launch Site. In this role, you will act as task leader for major vehicle tests and pre-flight checks, ensuring on-time completion of tasks from start to finish. As task leader, you will have overall responsibility for the operation, the crew, and the procedure during test execution. Your attention to detail and leadership in enforcing safety practices are critical to ensuring success in test execution. As part of our team, you will also support test readiness in significant ways. You will craft procedure updates used across all phases of the operation. This includes developing and implementing best practices around testing of cryogenic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and avionics systems-level testing. You will work to automate procedures to improve procedure efficiency and reduce vehicle turn-around time between launches. To prepare for testing, you will also coordinate test crews, support equipment, hardware and vehicle configurations. Post-test, you will work with engineers from all subject areas and coordinate engineering support for data review and post-test analysis. You will also assist with anomaly resolution through completion to ensure on-time readiness for flight vehicles. This position is located in Van Horn, TX - working either a rotational schedule (16 day-on and 12 day-off rotation - during your off days, there are no work or location requirements) or regular M-F. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!