Senior Avionics Test Engineer – Spaceflight

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 197,529 - 276,540; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in the Seattle area seeks a Senior Test Software Engineer for the TeraWave program. You will drive requirements, design, test, and review avionics and assemblies housing electronic components, leading cross-functional teams through qualification and flight support activities.

This role requires 8+ years in electrical test and avionics, hands-on experience with RF and electrical test equipment, and a production-focused mindset to scale test programs from development to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in electrical test, avionics integration and test, or vehicle electrical systems verification.
• Experience leading electrical test campaigns with flight hardware.
• Hands on experience with electrical test equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, signal generators, data acquisition systems, etc.
• Hands on experience with RF test equipment such as signal generators, spectrum analyzers, attenuators, etc.
• Experience in specifying and building out electrical ground support equipment.
• Experience developing and executing test procedures from system-level specification and ICD’s.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and coordinate across disciplines under schedule pressure.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the avionics electrical software test strategy, test plan, and verification cross-reference matrix for a spaceflight component.
• Document test configurations, results, and test scripts.
• Coordinate cross functionally to define interface test requirements.
• Own test procedure development, review, and approval workflows from initial draft through qualification and acceptance.
• Lead bench-level, vehicle level and pre-launch electrical test campaigns including power-on, functional verification, end to end harness continuity and EMI/EMC testing.
• Lead anomaly investigation and resolution for electrical test discrepancies; drive root cause analysis and corrective action through closure.
• Partner with manufacturing and production engineering early in the design cycle to ensure test infrastructures integrate seamlessly with production flow, tooling, and vehicle build sequence.
• Identify and drive test automation, instrumentation, and data acquisition infrastructure to reduce overall cycle time.
• Design electrical test interfaces for producibility, including standardized GSE connectors, modular test racks, etc., to support rate increases without redesign.
• Drive a production mindset into the electrical test program; track unit-to-unit test time, first pass yield, anomaly rate, as indicators of production readiness.

Skills

Electrical test expertise

Avionics integration

Test campaign leadership

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multi-meters

Signal generators

RF spectrum analyzers

Data acquisition systems

Power supplies

Electrical ground support equipment (GSE)

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in the Seattle area seeks a Senior Test Software Engineer for the TeraWave program. You will drive requirements, design, test, and review avionics and assemblies housing electronic components, leading cross-functional teams through qualification and flight support activities.

This role requires 8+ years in electrical test and avionics, hands-on experience with RF and electrical test equipment, and a production-focused mindset to scale test programs from development to production.