Lead HIL Engineer, Spaceflight Test & Simulation

Blue Origin; Washington; 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 parental leave

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced engineering leader to own the development, build, and checkout of high-fidelity Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments in the In-Space Systems unit. You will coordinate across flight software, systems engineering, and operations to ensure test coverage of nominal and fault scenarios.

You will lead a team of engineers and technicians, define testbed requirements, and drive automation initiatives while aligning with the vehicle development schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in hardware-in-the-loop, system-level test, or vehicle integration and test.
• Experience leading complex test campaigns with flight-like hardware.
• Hands-on with real-time simulation platforms and hardware interfaces (serial, discrete, analog).
• Knowledge of avionics architectures, flight software interfaces, and embedded systems.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams in fast-paced environments.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and checkout of HIL test environments.
• Define testbed requirements across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Own hardware/software architecture of the testbed, including RT simulation infra.
• Communicate testbed status, risks, and milestones to leadership.
• Maintain configuration control of HIL hardware, software, and models.
• Plan and execute test campaigns aligned with program milestones.
• Define HIL test procedures focusing on automation.
• Coordinate with flight software and mission operations for coverage.
• Track open anomalies and drive closure with engineers.
• Manage a team of engineers and technicians.
• Develop and maintain the HIL roadmap with vehicle schedule.
• Evaluate emerging simulation/emulation technologies.

Skills

Hardware-in-the-loop

Test campaign leadership

Real-time simulation

Avionics architectures

Flight software interfaces

Embedded systems

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MIL-STD-1553

SpaceWire

Ethernet

CAN bus

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced engineering leader to own the development, build, and checkout of high-fidelity Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments in the In-Space Systems unit. You will coordinate across flight software, systems engineering, and operations to ensure test coverage of nominal and fault scenarios.

You will lead a team of engineers and technicians, define testbed requirements, and drive automation initiatives while aligning with the vehicle development schedule.