Senior Electric Propulsion Test Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Education assistance

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Test Engineer III to support propulsion development and production acceptance testing. You will design and build development test stations and validate test plans for product development and high‑rate production.

A strong candidate will have aerospace testing experience, knowledge of electric propulsion principles, and the ability to collaborate across a fast‑paced environment; Master’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical subject area.
• 5+ years of career experience in propulsion system development, production, and test.
• Experience with flight hardware in a production facility, or laboratory.
• Working knowledge of electric propulsion principles and test practices.
• Experience creating and commissioning development or production test stations for high pressure assemblies and low pressure flow systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, procure, assemble, and operate propulsion development test facilities for system and subsystem tests.
• Documentation and leading discussion of test results, conclusions, and recommended path forward for test and test article development.
• Coordinate with equipment suppliers and Blue Origin facilities on delivery of large and long‑lead test equipment requiring detailed facility layouts.
• Work closely with mechanical design and manufacturing teams to provide Design for Test insight in test article design reviews.
• Author test plans, test procedures, and test SW for high quality and, where appropriate, automated testing.
• Develop practices for test data aggregation, statistical process control, and data visualization with scalability to high‑rate production.

Skills

Aerospace testing

Electric propulsion

Test planning

Test station design

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Python

TestStand

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Test Engineer III to support propulsion development and production acceptance testing. You will design and build development test stations and validate test plans for product development and high‑rate production.

A strong candidate will have aerospace testing experience, knowledge of electric propulsion principles, and the ability to collaborate across a fast‑paced environment; Master’s degree is preferred.