Senior Avionics Test Hardware Engineer — Spaceflight

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Test Engineer to drive avionics test and verification for the TeraWave satellite system. You will develop test hardware, procedures, and coordination across Systems, Production and Design teams to ensure high-throughput, reliable testing for spaceflight hardware.

This role requires hands-on experience with RF and electrical test equipment, X-ray or EMI/EMC considerations, and leadership of test campaigns from concept through qualification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in electrical test, avionics integration and test, or vehicle electrical systems verification.
• Demonstrated 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain avionics electrical test hardware, test plan, and verification cross-reference matrix.
• Derive electrical test requirements from system specifications, ICDs, schematics, and safety requirements.
• Specify and design avionics test equipment to meet manufacturing rate.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Systems Engineers, Production Engineers, and Design Engineers to define interface test requirements.
• Own hardware 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 integrates 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

Avionics integration

Test campaigns

Electrical test equipment

RF test equipment

Data acquisition systems

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Power supplies

Oscilloscopes

Multi-meters

Signal generators

Data acquisition systems

RF test equipment

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Test Engineer to drive avionics test and verification for the TeraWave satellite system. You will develop test hardware, procedures, and coordination across Systems, Production and Design teams to ensure high-throughput, reliable testing for spaceflight hardware.

This role requires hands-on experience with RF and electrical test equipment, X-ray or EMI/EMC considerations, and leadership of test campaigns from concept through qualification