Electrical Test Engineer III - TeraWave

BLUE ORIGIN; Quinte West; On-site; CAD 154,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced Electrical Test Engineer III to own electrical verification campaigns from development through production. You will mentor junior engineers, author formal test reports, and coordinate with subsystem teams to ensure fault-free integration of CAN, SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, and RS-422 interfaces.

The role requires leading fault-injection tests, creating reusable test procedures, and providing training to production test staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical test, system integration and test, or hardware verification in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electronics.
• Experience leading or owning electrical test campaigns end-to-end: procedure development, execution, anomaly disposition, and formal test reporting.
• Proficiency with electrical test equipment: oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, data acquisition systems, and data bus analyzers.
• Experience with nonconformance management, anomaly disposition, and corrective action processes.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Execute and lead electrical interface checks, continuity/isolation tests, and power bus verification campaigns; manage execution from test readiness through formal report closeout.
• Perform timing and latency characterization across all hardware interfaces; verify data bus operation: CAN, SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, and discrete I/O.
• Conduct fault injection tests; capture results against defined pass/fail criteria and drive anomaly disposition through closure.
• Own and maintain electrical test procedures from development through formal review, release, and post-test red-line incorporation.
• Author formal test reports; support root cause analysis for test failures and escaped defects.
• Serve as production liaison: develop training materials and deliver knowledge transfer sessions to production test engineers covering electrical verification techniques and common failure modes.
• Identify DFT improvements and provide actionable feedback to design and manufacturing engineering.
• Mentor Electrical Test Engineer I and II team members; review their procedures and test reports.
• Coordinate with subsystem engineers on test objectives, success criteria, and design-for-test requirements.
• Support formal acceptance test planning and customer witness test preparation.

Skills

Electrical test campaigns

End-to-end test ownership

Test equipment proficiency

Data bus protocols

Anomaly disposition

Mentoring

Production liaison

Test report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

COSMOS

GSEOS

SpaceWire

CAN

MIL-STD-1553

RS-422

Job description

Application close date:

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!

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Electrical Test Engineer III to join the AI&T team on the Terawave program. In this role you will own electrical verification campaigns end-to-end — from continuity and interface checks through data bus and fault injection testing — and serve as a technical mentor and production transition lead. You will translate bench electrical test methods into producible, repeatable procedures ready for direct adoption by the production line test team.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Execute and lead electrical interface checks, continuity/isolation tests, and power bus verification campaigns; manage execution from test readiness through formal report closeout.

• Perform timing and latency characterization across all hardware interfaces; verify data bus operation: CAN, SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, and discrete I/O.

• Conduct fault injection tests; capture results against defined pass/fail criteria and drive anomaly disposition through closure.

• Own and maintain electrical test procedures from development through formal review, release, and post-test red-line incorporation.

• Author formal test reports; support root cause analysis for test failures and escaped defects.

• Serve as production liaison: develop training materials and deliver knowledge transfer sessions to production test engineers covering electrical verification techniques and common failure modes.

• Identify DFT improvements and provide actionable feedback to design and manufacturing engineering.

• Mentor Electrical Test Engineer I and II team members; review their procedures and test reports.

• Coordinate with subsystem engineers on test objectives, success criteria, and design-for-test requirements.

• Support formal acceptance test planning and customer witness test preparation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.

• 5+ years of experience in electrical test, system integration and test, or hardware verification in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electronics.

• Experience leading or owning electrical test campaigns end-to-end: procedure development, execution, anomaly disposition, and formal test reporting.

• Proficiency with electrical test equipment: oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, data acquisition systems, and data bus analyzers.

• Experience with nonconformance management, anomaly disposition, and corrective action processes.

• 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 on a satellite, launch vehicle, or defense electronics program.

• Background with data bus protocol testing: SpaceWire, CAN, MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, or discrete I/O verification.

• Experience developing or delivering technical training for production or operations personnel.

• Familiarity with automated test execution using Python, LabVIEW, GSEOS, COSMOS, or equivalent toolsets.

• Background with ESD controls and workmanship standards (IPC/WHMA-A-620 or equivalent).

• Familiarity with configuration management and nonconformance systems (Windchill, MES, or equivalent).

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief test status and anomalies to program leadership.

Base Pay Range for:

CO applicants is $110,938.00 - $155,312.85WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: 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%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company’s intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company’s results, or other factors at the company’s sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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