Electrical Test Lead — Spacecraft Production

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Electrical Test Lead to drive production electrical test strategy and execution for high-rate satellite production under the TeraWave program. You will lead a team of technicians and test engineers, own procedures and calibration plans, and coordinate with manufacturing, systems, and mission assurance to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

You will champion test flow improvements, root-cause analysis, and design-for-test feedback, while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 8–10+ years in electrical test; at least 3 years in a lead role.
• Experience leading electrical test in high-rate production environments (aerospace/defense/industrial).
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface control documents.
• Hands-on with standard electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, data acquisition).
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to brief status to leadership.
• Experience with nonconformance management, anomaly disposition, and corrective action processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day electrical test operations across production vehicles (harness continuity, subsystem testing, vehicle verification).
• Own and maintain test procedures, calibration plans, and test scripts for all production phases.
• Drive test flow improvements to reduce cycle time and support rate increases without compromising coverage.
• Manage a team of test technicians and test engineers; mentor, assign work, maintain readiness.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Mission Assurance on anomalies and open items.
• Maintain real-time test status and report metrics like first-pass yield and throughput.
• Identify and implement test automation opportunities to reduce manual work at rate.
• Own the GSE suite — coordinate maintenance, calibration, and configuration control.

Skills

Electrical test leadership

Schematic reading

Test automation insight

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Power supplies

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Electrical Test Lead to drive production electrical test strategy and execution for high-rate satellite production under the TeraWave program. You will lead a team of technicians and test engineers, own procedures and calibration plans, and coordinate with manufacturing, systems, and mission assurance to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

You will champion test flow improvements, root-cause analysis, and design-for-test feedback, while maintaining