Senior Launch & Test Engineer, Ground Systems

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin’s Space Coast team in FL seeks a hands-on Launch & Test Engineer to design, test, maintain ground support equipment and test facilities at Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island.

You will work on high‑pressure gas, cryogenic and propulsion systems, with exposure to PLCs, DAQ, HIL, and ground software consoles.

This role demands safety focus, ability to support off‑shift, and collaboration with design, quality and production to enable frequent launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering, or related technical field from an accredited university.
• Experience with automated test sequences where the controlled process was cryogenic, propellant, or pneumatic.
• Experience authoring/executing automated console procedures for live test operations.
• Real-time console operations experience, including off‑nominal / anomaly response.
• Demonstrated PLC, DAQ, HIL, integrated ground systems (IGS), and comms/networking for test.
• Working knowledge of systems ranging from pressurized gas systems, cryogenics, fluid systems, hydraulics, instrumentation or controls.
• 1+ years of experience developing work instructions or test procedures to implement upgrades and verify performance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, or legally eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of test facilities for orbital rockets, lunar spacecraft and launch vehicle systems.
• Generate and execute test procedures involving high‑pressure gas, cryogenic and propellant systems.
• Work with technicians to perform work on test facilities and lead test operations.
• Review and interpret test data to assess facility health and performance at system and component levels.
• Size, select, troubleshoot and maintain test, launch and fluid system components and instrumentation.
• Perform PHAs and HAZOPs to identify safety issues and operational risks.
• Translate engineering requirements into repeatable test and maintenance processes.
• Collaborate with design engineering, quality, supply chain and production teams to accelerate building to space.

Skills

Safety

Off-shift support

US citizenship

Live test operations

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

LabVIEW

Test Stand

Python

MATLAB

AutoCAD P&ID

Winplot

Windchill

CREO

Job description

Blue Origin’s Space Coast team in FL seeks a hands-on Launch & Test Engineer to design, test, maintain ground support equipment and test facilities at Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island.

You will work on high‑pressure gas, cryogenic and propulsion systems, with exposure to PLCs, DAQ, HIL, and ground software consoles.

This role demands safety focus, ability to support off‑shift, and collaboration with design, quality and production to enable frequent launches.