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 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. We are a diverse 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. This is an opportunity to join a hardworking team of diverse 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 and efficiency to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
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
- Work with Hardware and Software Design Engineers to design, build, 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 recovery plan
- 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
- Train Technicians, Test Operators, and other Test Engineers
- Provide support to strategic initiatives, technology maturation, and capturing best practices at the business/functional level
Requirements
- Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer, or aerospace engineering, physics, or related field
- Min. 4 years demonstrated aerospace test experience including: developing test requirements, plans, procedures, reports, and associated test equipment/test setups; operating and troubleshooting test setups and test articles; participating in environmental testing including Shock/Vibration, Thermal Cycles, Vacuum, and/or EMI/EMC
- Min. 3 years demonstrated hardware test experience of typical avionics devices at the LRU or system level (e.g., Command & Control, Input/Output, Network, RF, Power, Navigation, Audio/Video)
- Min. 6 yrs industry relevant work experience
- Practical and analytical understanding of analog and digital electronics
- Proficient usage of Linux and Python
- Experience leading and managing complex projects flexibly and efficiently
- Proficient in Validation & Verification approaches and requirement decomposition
- Experience leading teams as a Test Conductor
- Ability to train and mentor
- Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills
- Attention to detail ensuring rigorous test coverage and impeccable test conduct
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team on rapid development programs
- High judgment and critical thinking skills to guide swift problem resolution and progress in spite of setbacks
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing scope or priorities
- 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
- Experience developing, designing, and/or verifying custom Automated Test Equipment
- 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.)
- Working knowledge of the following standards: RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and/or MIL-STD-461
- Experience leading hazardous test operations
- Experience developing hardware to IPC J-STD-0001xS, IPC/WHMA-A-620x-S, and/or NASA-STD-8739.n standards
- LabVIEW/PXI System operation and code development
- Training & Mentorship experience
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: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
