Senior Test Engineer - End-to-End Aerospace Verification

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Test Engineer III to own end-to-end test campaigns on the Vehicle Test Bench, Flatsat, and HIL environments. You will translate bench test methods into producible procedures adopted by the production line test team.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with subsystem engineers on test objectives, and drive process improvements to reduce cycle time and improve first-pass yield. This position requires strong aerospace hardware testing experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years in hardware test, SIT, or environmental/functional test in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electronics.
• Experience leading or owning test campaigns end-to-end: procedure development, execution, anomaly disposition, and formal test reporting.
• Proficiency operating test benches, GSE, and data acquisition systems; ability to interpret telemetry and identify off-nominal conditions in real time.
• Experience with configuration management, 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

• Develop, own, and execute VTB and HIL verification procedures; drive procedures from draft through formal review and release.
• Lead test campaign execution: manage test readiness gates, coordinate bench configuration, monitor real-time telemetry, and call holds per test rules.
• Capture, disposition, and track test anomalies through closure; author formal test reports and support root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain lab verification / validation procedures and engage in lab verification activities
• Generate verification artifacts to be reviewed by cross functional stakeholders.
• Mentor Test Engineer I and II team members; review procedures and test reports; provide technical guidance on test execution discipline.

Skills

Hardware test

SIT end-to-end

Environmental testing

Telemetry interpretation

Test campaign leadership

GSE & data acquisition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace / Electrical / Systems Engineering

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

GSEOS

COSMOS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Test Engineer III to own end-to-end test campaigns on the Vehicle Test Bench, Flatsat, and HIL environments. You will translate bench test methods into producible procedures adopted by the production line test team.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with subsystem engineers on test objectives, and drive process improvements to reduce cycle time and improve first-pass yield. This position requires strong aerospace hardware testing experience.