Senior Validation & Test Automation Eng, Space Networking

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Validation and Test Automation Engineer in the Greater Seattle Area to lead Python-based test automation for RF and optical subsystems across satellite payloads and ground gateways.

You will build scalable automation frameworks, define acceptance criteria, and collaborate with RF, optical, embedded software, firmware, and systems teams to drive reliable end-to-end testing and rapid defect isolation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Python software for test automation, system integration, or verification of complex hardware and software systems.
• Experience designing automated test frameworks with pytest, Robot Framework, or similar frameworks.
• Hands-on with Linux-based test environments and interfaces (Ethernet, TCP/IP, serial, SSH, REST, gRPC, SCPI, VISA).
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, and test data analysis using NumPy, pandas, SciPy.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Python-based test automation for RF and optical subsystems on satellite payloads and ground gateways.
• Build reusable automation frameworks with fixtures, plugins, and APIs for system control, telemetry, and reporting.
• Own integration and verification for a designated system area from prototype to qualification.

Skills

Python

Test automation

Linux

CI/CD

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

PyTest

Robot Framework

PyVISA

SCPI

VISA

Git

NumPy/Pandas

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Validation and Test Automation Engineer in the Greater Seattle Area to lead Python-based test automation for RF and optical subsystems across satellite payloads and ground gateways.

You will build scalable automation frameworks, define acceptance criteria, and collaborate with RF, optical, embedded software, firmware, and systems teams to drive reliable end-to-end testing and rapid defect isolation.