Senior Avionics Test Engineer – Spaceflight

Blue Origin LLC

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 197,529 - 276,540

Full time

14 days+

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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.