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 role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. You will work across subsystems and support coordinated solutions to achieve our vision of "millions of people living and working in space." You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of developing test plans and procedures for vehicle operations, verifying vehicle design and function, archiving test data to support vehicle verification, and developing test equipment and GSE. This role is a combination of test and operations development, planning and documentation, hands-on running tests, and solving/data analysis.
Responsibilities
- Support integrated Test Leads by carrying out test development engineering activities by Blue Origin standards and practices.
- Work with design and systems engineers to plan tests of the vehicle subsystems, ensuring the tests are designed to verify the pertinent requirements.
- Lead Critical Test Reviews and Test Readiness Reviews.
- Develop test methods to efficiently complete integrated system testing.
- Support development testing to reduce program risk by developing procedures and software automation used in test and launch operations.
- Develop, manage, and maintain test GSE.
- Write test procedures and manage procedural redlines and updates during test campaigns.
- Act as lead test engineer with overall responsibility for the test, the crew, and the procedure.
- Coordinate test crews, support equipment, and vehicle configurations for testing.
- Enforce safety policies during test planning and operations and solve issues that arise during testing.
- Reduce, analyze, and archive test data to support verification tasks.
Requirements
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent in professional experience.
- 8+ years of current technical hands-on experience in developing, writing, and updating test procedures.
- Strong technical writing and interpersonal skills.
- Hands-on experience with hazardous testing with a strong safety record.
- A proven track record of working successfully in multiple fields.
- Experience leading test teams as a Test Conductor or Test Engineer.
- 2-6+ years of current technical hands-on experience designing, testing, or operating in at least one of the following fields: Avionics, Navigation, or control systems; Power Storage and Distribution Systems; Electrical Harnessing; Electrical Instrumentation; Communications systems; Electrical Ground Support Equipment.
- Experience in system engineering practices formal or informal.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Nice-to-haves
- Master's degree in Engineering or similar.
- Experience testing or operating electrical test systems and standard electrical test equipment.
- Experience solving electrical issues deriving root causes for non-nominal test issues.
- Experience testing or operating avionics/control systems.
- Familiarity with typical aerospace vehicle electrical systems and topologies and verification/validation approaches.
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, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Discretionary bonus designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
