Propulsion Test Engineer III: Engine & Cryogenics

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education assistance

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in Seattle, WA, seeks a Propulsion Test Engineer III to own vehicle-integrated main engine testing and ground support equipment activation on the MK2 Alpha Lander. You will supervise technicians, develop test procedures, and coordinate test campaigns to verify spaceflight hardware.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering and 4+ years in propulsion testing; preferred 8+ years cryogenic testing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, chemical, or related engineering fields.
• 4+ years experience with a background in propulsion testing.
• Experience with developing, writing, and executing test procedures.
• Willingness to commit to tight deadlines and be ambitious.
• Experience reading P&ID schematics/layout designs.
• Experience developing fluids systems installation and checkout procedures.
• Understand fundamentals of pressure, flow, and temperature instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test procedures of facility sub-systems to satisfy program objectives.
• Design, plan, fabricate, install, and operate pneumatic and cryogenic test capabilities.
• Develop test methods to efficiently complete integrated system testing.
• Maintain fluids test equipment configuration control, calibration, and traceability.
• Write test procedures, manage procedural red lines, and incorporate updates during test campaigns.
• Oversee vendor design and fabrication of fluids test equipment and support equipment.
• Participate in gated design and Test Readiness Reviews.
• Perform facility activation tests of fluids subsystems.
• Maintain and operate pneumatic and cryogenic hardware and/or control software.
• Follow safety policies during test planning and operations.
• Troubleshoot anomalies real-time.
• Reduce, analyze, and archive test data to support verification tasks.

Skills

Propulsion testing

Test procedure development

PID interpretation

LabView

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, chemical, or related engineering

Tools

LabView

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in Seattle, WA, seeks a Propulsion Test Engineer III to own vehicle-integrated main engine testing and ground support equipment activation on the MK2 Alpha Lander. You will supervise technicians, develop test procedures, and coordinate test campaigns to verify spaceflight hardware.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering and 4+ years in propulsion testing; preferred 8+ years cryogenic testing.