Senior Electrical and Avionics Test Engineer

Blue Origin

Full-time - Senior

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

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! This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. As part of a diverse and hardworking team of specialists, you will develop, lead, and implement test plans and procedures as part of the Production Test Engineering Team. This is a hands-on testing job and you will have ownership of electrical and avionics systems for ground support equipment and spaceflight systems. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of vehicle and ground systems testing for mechanical/fluids, electrical, propulsion systems or structural testing. You will develop and review test methods, ground support equipment and test procedures to efficiently complete integrated system testing for multiple test campaigns. You will be coordinating and directing test crews and GSE while establishing vehicle configurations for testing throughout vehicle production as well as leading a small team of technicians during test setups, checkouts, and teardowns. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans, procedures, and work orders of the vehicle electrical and avionics subsystems against program requirements
• Develop test methods to efficiently complete integrated system testing
• Develop/coordinate test instrumentation requirements with customers, oversee ICD's, procedures and other engineering artifacts related to test hardware
• Assist in harness development including design, budgeting, procurement, verification, and integration
• Maintain automated test equipment configuration control, calibration and traceability
• Write test procedures and manage procedural red lines and updates during test campaigns
• Manage vendors to design and fabricate test equipment/GSE
• Integrate testing and operability features into new vehicle designs
• Participate in gated design and test readiness reviews
• Define and perform facility activation tests
• Manage overall responsibility for the test, the team, and the procedure
• Maintain and operate avionics or electrical hardware and/or software
• Enforce safety policies during test planning and operations
• Troubleshoot anomalies real-time and provide solutions during non-conformance scenarios
• Lead anomaly investigations, root cause analyses and development of recovery plan
• Reduce, analyze and archive test data to support verification tasks
• Provide significant support to strategic initiatives, technology maturation, and capturing best practices at the business/functional level

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Ability to lead, mentor, and train on engineering, techniques, procedures, and criteria required for a variety of test campaign
• Exhibits a strong safety work ethic
• Capable of being a good teammate
• Must be adaptable and flexible
• Experience troubleshooting hardware
• Ability to read electrical panel schematics/layout designs

Nice-to-haves

• Background in space vehicle testing
• Background in electrical and/or avionics testing
• Experience with electrical support equipment & ground systems development
• Experience with developing, writing, and executing test procedures
• Experience developing instrumentation installation and checkout procedures
• Background performing vehicle wiring installation and testing
• Capable of leading test teams as a Test Conductor or Test Engineer

Benefits

• 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%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results