Senior Constellation AI&T Engineer

Blue Origin; Reston (VA); Vor Ort; USD 130.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Blue Origin in Reston, VA is seeking a Senior AI&T Engineer to shape the integration, test, and verification for satellite payloads and in-space constellations. You will translate mission concepts into credible AI&T approaches, covering test flows, acceptance campaigns, and risk when designing architectures for tens to hundreds of vehicles.

The ideal candidate has hands-on AI&T experience with space-qualified buses, components, sensor systems, and payloads, and can drive design-for-test early in

Qualifikationen

• B.S. in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in AI&T for space systems preferred.
• Strong ability to translate mission concepts into credible AI&T approaches.

Aufgaben

• Define integration and test architectures for constellation concepts, including test flow and acceptance campaigns.
• Drive design-for-test and design-for-integration across payload and bus subsystems.
• Develop AI&T concepts for rate production with test automation and first-pass yield assumptions.
• Define launcher cadence constraints on architecture and deployment concepts.
• Author technical content for proposals, white papers, and customer engagements.
• Serve as AI&T technical authority in architecture reviews and risk mitigation.
• Partner with program AI&T teams to ground concepts in demonstrated capability.

Kenntnisse

Systems engineering

Test & verification

Proposal writing

AI&T

Ausbildung

B.S. in Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Application Close Date

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Application Close Date

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envisage millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue National Security (BNS), where our focus is the design, development, and delivery of launch and spacecraft systems for national security missions. Through Blue Ring, our all-in-one, high-powered hybrid solar-electric and chemical-propelled spacecraft, we provide unmatched mission maneuverability, versatility, and capacity at dramatically lower-profile costs. This role is part of the Blue National Security business unit, which is focused on delivering advanced space-based capabilities in support of national security, civil, and commercial missions. Within the Advanced Systems organization, the multi-disciplinary Future Concepts & Capabilities team operates at the forefront of systems engineering, formulation, and architecture, developing next-generation space systems that address the most demanding and consequential challenges in the space domain. We are seeking a Senior Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) Engineer to shape the integration, test, and verification approach for satellite payloads and integrated in-space constellation solutions from the earliest stages of mission concept development. In this role, you will translate mission architectures and customer requirements into credible, cost-effective AI&T approaches — spanning test flow concepts, verification planning, acceptance campaign design, and proposal content — drawing on your own hands‑on AI&T background to ground those concepts in demonstrated, real‑world capability. The ideal candidate brings deep AI&T expertise on space-qualified buses, components, sensor systems, and/or specialized payloads, combined with the ability to assess integration and test risk early in a program’s lifecycle and translate that insight into winning technical proposals. If you’re looking for novel challenges and rewarding work, come join a team developing next‑generation space systems for the defense and civil domains!

Special Mentions

• Relocation: Relocation assistance is available for candidates relocating to one of the office locations listed above.
• Travel: Up to 25% travel may be required, depending on work location and program needs.
• Clearance: Candidates must have the ability & willingness to obtain a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Define integration and test architectures for constellation concepts, including test flow, facility and GSE concepts, acceptance campaign structure, and throughput modeling at quantities from tens to hundreds of vehicles.
• Drive design-for-test and design-for-integration into early architecture trades across payload and bus subsystems (power, comm, avionics, GN&C, propulsion, thermal, structures).
• Develop AI&T concepts for rate production, including test automation, streamlined acceptance campaigns, reduced-touch environmental strategies, and first-pass-yield and rework assumptions.
• Define launch-cadence-driven constraints on the architecture: dispenser and stack integration, encapsulation flow, launch site processing throughput, and deployment concepts.
• Author technical content for proposals, white papers, and customer engagements, including AI&T approach, test flow narratives, staffing and facility basis of estimate, and associated risk.
• Serve as the AI&T technical authority in architecture reviews, concept gates, and independent reviews; capture integration and test risks and mitigation plans.
• Partner with program AI&T organizations to ground concepts in real, demonstrated capability and to hand off mature architectures at award.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in engineering or equivalent