Lead Space EGSE Automation Test Engineer

Blue Origin; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Sr. EGSE Automation Test Engineer to lead the test automation framework for hardware-in-the-loop verification on the Terawave program.

You will develop automated tests, drive regression suites, and ensure readiness for production line deployment while mentoring the automation team. You will collaborate with EGSE Software, VTB and Electrical Test teams, shaping test coverage, data-driven sequences, and qualification methods to accelerate production cycles and maintain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or closely related field.
• 7+ years of experience in test automation, embedded software testing, or hardware-in-the-loop test development.
• Proficiency in Python; experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and regression suites in a hardware test context.
• Experience integrating automated test systems with hardware interfaces (serial protocols, data buses, or analog I/O).
• Demonstrated ability to design test frameworks for maintainability, reusability, and scalability.
• Experience with nonconformance management, anomaly disposition, and corrective action processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief test automation status and architecture to program leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the test automation framework; ensure extensibility, robustness, and readiness for production line deployment and qualification.
• Develop, review, and execute automated test scripts and regression suites for HIL verification; drive coverage improvements and reduce manual test burden.
• Create data-driven test sequences optimized for production cycle time and test coverage efficiency.
• Debug and triage automation failures; implement improvements to test robustness and repeatability.
• Develop training materials and deliver knowledge transfer sessions to production test engineers on automation tools, scripting practices, and framework operation.
• Support qualification of automated test suites as production line acceptance test methods.
• Mentor Automation Test Engineer team members; review their scripts and technical contributions.
• Coordinate with EGSE Software Engineers on framework integration, software interface requirements, and tool releases.
• Interface with VTB and Electrical Test teams on test coverage, automation priorities, and bench integration.
• Participate in design reviews and provide test automation and DFT feedback.

Skills

Python

Test automation

HIL testing

Embedded testing

Serial & Bus interfaces

Communication

Code maintainability

TestStand

SpaceWire/CAN/MIL-STD-1553 testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or closely related field

Tools

LabVIEW

NI TestStand

GSEOS

COSMOS

CI/CD pipelines

SpaceWire

CAN

MIL-STD-1553

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Sr. EGSE Automation Test Engineer to lead the test automation framework for hardware-in-the-loop verification on the Terawave program.

You will develop automated tests, drive regression suites, and ensure readiness for production line deployment while mentoring the automation team. You will collaborate with EGSE Software, VTB and Electrical Test teams, shaping test coverage, data-driven sequences, and qualification methods to accelerate production cycles and maintain