HIL Testbed Lead — Real-Time Spaceflight Automation

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead the design, build, integration, and checkout of Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments for spaceflight systems. You will own the hardware/software architecture of the testbed, coordinate with flight software, systems engineering, and mission operations, and drive automation-focused test procedures.

You will manage a team of engineers and technicians, define testbed requirements across multi-disciplinary teams, and guide test campaigns to meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in hardware-in-the-loop, system test or vehicle integration.
• Experience leading complex test campaigns with flight-like hardware.
• Familiar with real-time simulation platforms and hardware interfaces (serial, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, CAN, Ethernet).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, integration and checkout of HIL test environments.
• Define testbed requirements across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Own hardware/software architecture of the testbed incl. RT sim, emulators, EGSE.
• Communicate test bed status, risks, and milestones to leadership.
• Maintain configuration control of HIL hardware, software and models.
• Plan and execute test campaigns for program milestones.
• Define HIL test procedures with a focus on automation.
• Coordinate with flight software, systems engineering, mission ops for coverage.
• Track open anomalies and drive closure with subsystem engineers.
• Manage a team of engineers and technicians to build and operate the testbed.
• Develop and maintain HIL roadmap aligned with vehicle schedule.
• Evaluate emerging simulation/emulation tech for the test program.

Skills

HIL experience

Real-time simulation

Embedded systems

Leadership

Test campaign planning

Hardware interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead the design, build, integration, and checkout of Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments for spaceflight systems. You will own the hardware/software architecture of the testbed, coordinate with flight software, systems engineering, and mission operations, and drive automation-focused test procedures.

You will manage a team of engineers and technicians, define testbed requirements across multi-disciplinary teams, and guide test campaigns to meet