Senior Electrical Integration Engineer Space Test Benches

BLUE ORIGIN; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

BLUE ORIGIN is seeking an experienced Sr. Electrical Integration Engineer to own the electrical infrastructure for the Vehicle Test Bench and Flatsat, including harness design and signal routing.

You will verify interfaces, power distribution, grounding, and shielding, while driving manufacturability improvements in a high‑reliability environment. The role requires 7+ years in aerospace electrical integration, strong schematic literacy, and hands‑on harness fabrication experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in electrical integration, avionics test, harness design/installation, or bench/GSE build in aerospace/defense/high-reliability electronics.
• Reading and interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, and ICDs.
• Hands-on harness fabrication, connector assembly, and rack wiring.
• Experience verifying power distribution, grounding, shielding, and signal integrity.
• Familiarity with ESD controls and workmanship standards (IPC/WHMA-A-620 or equivalent).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to coordinate across mechanical, electrical, and test disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design and install rack wiring, cable harnesses, and signal routing for the VTB and Flatsat; maintain as-built wiring documentation.
• Integrate flight hardware, simulators, EGSE, and breakout boxes into the bench; verify interfaces against ICDs.
• Verify power distribution, grounding, and shielding per standards; support power budget validation.
• Provide DFM and DFT feedback to design engineering on connector accessibility and harness routability.
• Coordinate with Electrical Test team for electrical interface verification.
• Maintain ESD compliance, FOD prevention discipline, and torque verification records.
• Coordinate with EGSE Engineers on signal integrity and interface requirements.
• Support anomaly investigation for bench electrical faults; perform root cause analysis.
• Participate in design reviews and provide inputs on electrical testability and manufacturing feasibility.

Skills

Reading schematics

Electrical integration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Zuken E3

CATIA Harness

Job description

BLUE ORIGIN is seeking an experienced Sr. Electrical Integration Engineer to own the electrical infrastructure for the Vehicle Test Bench and Flatsat, including harness design and signal routing.

You will verify interfaces, power distribution, grounding, and shielding, while driving manufacturability improvements in a high‑reliability environment. The role requires 7+ years in aerospace electrical integration, strong schematic literacy, and hands‑on harness fabrication experience.