Senior Space Systems Test Operations Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 111,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking experienced Test Operations Engineers to plan and execute vehicle-level test campaigns, environmental qualification testing, and EMI/EMC assessments. You will oversee test readiness, monitor telemetry, and drive anomaly resolution while mentoring junior engineers.

The role includes developing procedures, performing data analysis, and coordinating with systems engineering and quality to ensure readiness gates are met. A strong communications skillset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of experience in spacecraft or vehicle-level test, environmental test operations, or system integration and test in aerospace or defense.
• Experience planning and executing environmental qualification test campaigns (TVAC, vibration, acoustic, shock, or thermal cycling).
• Experience leading test campaigns end-to-end: procedure development, execution, anomaly disposition, and formal test reporting.
• Experience with nonconformance management, anomaly disposition, and corrective action processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief test status and anomalies to program leadership.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute space vehicle-level development and formal qualification test campaigns per approved test plans; oversee execution from test readiness through report closeout.
• Execute and lead environmental test campaigns: TVAC, random vibration, sine survey, acoustic, pyroshock, humidity/altitude, and thermal cycling; monitor test article health and call holds per test rules.
• Execute EMI/EMC tests (radiated/conducted emissions and susceptibility); operate test instrumentation and capture compliance data against acceptance limits.
• Operate the HIL bench during integration and functional test campaigns; monitor real-time telemetry and identify off-nominal conditions.
• Capture and reduce test data; author formal test reports and support anomaly root cause analysis.
• Own and maintain test procedures; incorporate red-line mark-ups and drive procedure improvement for vehicle and production applicability.
• Serve as a designated production transition lead: develop and deliver training curriculum for production test engineers and technicians covering bench operation, EMI awareness, data interpretation, and anomaly response.
• Support production line test readiness reviews, first-article test campaigns, and acceptance test execution.
• Mentor Test Operations Engineer I and II team members; review their procedures and test reports.
• Interface with systems engineering, safety, and quality on test requirements, anomaly disposition, and readiness gate criteria.

Skills

Test planning

Environmental test operations

Test campaign leadership

Anomaly disposition

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering

Tools

Windchill

MES

Python

LabVIEW

GSEOS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking experienced Test Operations Engineers to plan and execute vehicle-level test campaigns, environmental qualification testing, and EMI/EMC assessments. You will oversee test readiness, monitor telemetry, and drive anomaly resolution while mentoring junior engineers.

The role includes developing procedures, performing data analysis, and coordinating with systems engineering and quality to ensure readiness gates are met. A strong communications skillset is essential.