Aerospace Test Engineer III — EGSE & Automation

Blue Origin LLC; Longmont, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics team in Colorado develops high‑performance motion control hardware for NASA, defense, and commercial programs. You will design and validate EGSE, write automated test sequences in Python and LabVIEW, and operate test fixtures and data acquisition systems to support rigorous aerospace testing.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, telemetry analysis, and delivering reliable test campaigns for mission-critical hardware in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering or closely related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience developing EGSE/ATE and/or test software for hardware testing (preferred aerospace or electromechanical systems).
• Ability to read and develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface control documents.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) to interface with mechanisms under test.
• Develop test software and automated test sequences (Python, LabVIEW) to command EGSE and collect data.
• Set up and operate test fixtures, ground support equipment, and data acquisition systems.
• Collaborate with design, systems, and quality engineers to derive and verify test requirements.
• Support test readiness reviews, anomaly investigations, and failure reviews.

Skills

EGSE development

ATE development

Test software

Electrical schematics

Data acquisition

Python

LabVIEW

C#

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred) in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics (preferred)

Tools

Git

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics team in Colorado develops high‑performance motion control hardware for NASA, defense, and commercial programs. You will design and validate EGSE, write automated test sequences in Python and LabVIEW, and operate test fixtures and data acquisition systems to support rigorous aerospace testing.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, telemetry analysis, and delivering reliable test campaigns for mission-critical hardware in a demanding environment.