Integrated Test Engineer III - Fluid Systems

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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!  

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.

We are a 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 specialists, you will develop, lead and complete fluid systems integrated tests and operations for various spaceflight fluids systems. You will share in the team’s impact of developing tests plans and procedures for vehicle operations and tests. This role is a combination of test and operations development, planning and documentation, hands-on running tests and problem solving/data analysis. Early responsibilities include collaborating with Responsible Engineers and Designers to plan tests of the vehicle systems, ensuring these tests are crafted to verify the pertinent requirements. Other responsibilities include coordinating test crews, defining vehicle test configurations and developing and operating support equipment required for testing. In addition, this role will support subsystem development testing to reduce program risk. You will be responsible for writing test procedures and handling procedural redlines' day of test. During test execution, this role would act as lead test engineer for a given test with overall responsibility for safety of the test, the crew and the vehicle. You will have a key hand in the procedures and software automation that will be used in test and launch operations!

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!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 5+ years of current technical hands-on experience in:
  • Developing, authoring and updating test procedures
  • Hazardous testing and operations with a strong safety record
  • Working optimally in multiple subject areas
  • Leading test teams as a Test Conductor or Test Engineer
• 5+ years of current technical hands-on experience testing or operating in at least one of the following areas:
  • Inert Gas Systems (GN2, GHE, NITROX)
  • Cryogenic Systems (LOX, LNG, LN2)
  • Hazardous Chemical Processing (Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Industrial Chemicals)
  • Launch/Space Vehicle Ground Systems
  • Launch/Space Vehicle Flight Systems
• Active awareness of hazards & mitigations in pressurized systems
• Flexible demeanor and high overall technical curiosity
• Experience in systems engineering practices formal
• Applies broad multi-disciplinary engineering (mechanical and electrical/electronic) knowledge, skills, and methods as well as computer/software systems to design and engineer the overall systems infrastructure including engineering, implementation and integration, and technical services and support
• Designs, implements, installs, maintains, and administers infrastructures including hardware, software, and various configurations
• Monitors overall performance to proactively identify potential issues and tune them appropriately
• Performs root cause analysis on failed components and implements corrective measures
• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience testing or operating Hypergolic Systems
  • Ex: (MMH-NTO, TEA-TEB, UDMH-NTO)
• Experience testing or operating Hydrogen Peroxide Systems
• Experience testing or operating Ground Control Systems
• Master’s in engineering
• Familiarity with space vehicle prod