Lunar Testbed Engineer - Avionics & HIL Systems

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced engineer to develop a Hardware in the Loop avionics testbed for a lunar vehicle verification program. The role requires hands-on work on-site in Kent, WA, with responsibilities spanning requirements, design, integration, and testing of the Vehicle Test Bed and related ground support equipment.

The candidate should have a B.S. in engineering, 5+ years of relevant experience, and proficiency in C++ or Python.

Qualifications

• B.S. in electrical, aerospace, mechanical engineering, computer science or related technical discipline.
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Responsibilities

• Actively participate in requirements, design, architecture, procurement, build, integration, and checkout of the Vehicle Test Bed (VTB).
• Support integration of flight avionics hardware, ground support equipment, operator consoles and analysis tooling to verify avionics units under test within the VTB.
• Select and procure electrical equipment to emulate flight hardware.
• Create harness drawings and lead harness procurement activities.
• Design rack hardware to support articles under test.
• Integrate electrical and mechanical hardware with flight and ground software to create a fully functional integrated test bed.
• Support the design and development of Special Test Equipment (STE) and integrate Ground Support Equipment (GSE) to simulate and stimulate Articles Under Test (AUTs) or capture AUT output and interface performance.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate hardware simulation and fault injection solutions with real‑time vehicle simulations.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Aerospace engineering

Vehicle testing

Test equipment design

C++

Python

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in electrical/aerospace/related field

M.S. in electrical/aerospace/related field

Tools

Zuken

Lab equipment

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced engineer to develop a Hardware in the Loop avionics testbed for a lunar vehicle verification program. The role requires hands-on work on-site in Kent, WA, with responsibilities spanning requirements, design, integration, and testing of the Vehicle Test Bed and related ground support equipment.

The candidate should have a B.S. in engineering, 5+ years of relevant experience, and proficiency in C++ or Python.