Avionics Test Engineer II

Blue Origin • Seattle, WA

77d • $96,310 - $134,833

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line - the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space. This is an opportunity to join a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers that are dedicated to quality and safety as we ensure the integrity of the avionics onboard New Shepard! As a Test Engineer on our team, you will be an Avionics Testing Domain Expert responsible for planning, coordinating, and carrying out test campaigns in support of qualification and manufacture of reliable avionics' hardware. You'll have hands on flight hardware, you'll directly influence the dependability of our delivered vehicles, and you'll be empowered to proactively shape our team's operations. We are looking for people 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!

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer, or aerospace engineering, physics, or related field
• Min. 2 years demonstrated aerospace test experience including: developing test requirements, plans, and procedures; operating and troubleshooting test setups and test articles; participating in environmental testing including Shock/Vibration, Thermal Cycles, Vacuum, and/or EMI/EMC
• Min. 2 years demonstrated experience designing, operating, testing, and/or troubleshooting typical avionics devices at the LRU or system level (e.g., Command & Control, Input/Output, Network, RF, Power, Navigation, Audio/Video)
• Practical and analytical understanding of analog and digital electronics
• Working familiarity with Linux, Python, C/C++, or similar with ability to learn quickly
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills
• Attention to detail ensuring rigorous test coverage and impeccable test conduct
• High judgment and critical thinking skills to guide swift problem resolution and progress in spite of setbacks, as well as for navigating new problems with little pre-existing guidance
• Ability to self-manage effective progress on assignments, escalating promptly when warranted
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing scope or priorities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapidly developing projects
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive professional relationships

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading and managing complex projects
• Working familiarity with Validation & Verification approaches and requirement decomposition
• Experience leading teams as a Test Conductor
• Experience developing, designing, and/or verifying custom Automated Test Equipment
• LabVIEW/PXI system operation and code development
• System level design, integration, test, or operations experience in aerospace or similar high pressure/high stakes field
• Experience with safety-critical systems development and testing (automotive, aerospace, medical, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and approve avionics test plans and procedures with an emphasis on providing your expertise on avionics test and environmental test methodologies and best practices
• Support Design and Systems Engineers in avionics hardware design and verification plan development
• Support Hardware and Software Design Engineers to design, build, document, and verify custom Automated Test Equipment
• Support schedule development and resource coordination
• Lead test readiness efforts, resolve work stoppages, and delegate supporting tasks
• Lead and/or directly run test procedures
• Enforce safety policies during test operations
• Oversee and/or directly operate, troubleshoot, and control configurations of automated test equipment
• Troubleshoot test anomalies real-time and identify test article and test equipment non-conformances
• Lead anomaly investigations, root cause analyses, and development of test recovery plans
• Consolidate, analyze, present, and archive test data
• Generate test record summaries and support generation of verification artifacts
• Responsibly guide avionics hardware through the environmental testing process and ultimately ensure hardware and records meet engineering and quality requirements upon test completion
• Develop/improve processes and standard procedures with emphasis on optimizing quality and efficiency of the team's performance

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees