Senior Avionics Engineer – Integrated Vehicle Testing

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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 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.

This role requires sharing 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 testing, and troubleshooting/data analysis.

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 include but are not limited to:

• Support integrated test leads by carrying out test development activities in accordance with company 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 that will be used in test and launch operations as well as in developing, managing and maintaining test GSE.
• Write test procedures while managing procedural redlines and updates during test campaigns.
• Act as lead test engineer with overall responsibility for the test, crew, and procedures.
• Develop, manage and execute integrated tests and operations for various spaceflight systems on New Glenn.
• Responsible for coordinating test crews, support equipment and vehicle configurations.
• Enforce safety policies during test planning and operations and troubleshoot issues that arise.
• Responsible for reducing, analyzing and archiving test data to support verification tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 8+ years of current technical hands-on experience in:
  • Experience developing, writing and updating test procedures
  • Strong technical writing and communication skills
  • Hands-on experience with hazardous testing with a strong safety record
  • A proven track record of working successfully in multiple disciplines
  • Experience 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 disciplines:
  • Fluid systems
  • Mechanical and hydraulic systems
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Avionics or Controls Systems
  • Structural Testing
  • Ground Operations
  • Flight and/or Ground Autonomy
• System mindset and aptitude.
• Experience in system engineering practices formal or informal.
• 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.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion 

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. or M. Eng in engineering.
• Experience testing or operating pneumatic systems.
• Experience testing or operating hydraulic systems and electronics/control systems.
• Experience testing or operating avionics/control systems.
• Experience testing or operating cryogenic systems, including liquid oxygen systems.
• Experience planning and conducting st