Space Vehicle Test Bed Lead - Avionics & Verification

Blue Origin Personnel, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Education support program

Stock options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a leader to design and build the Vehicle Test Bed (VTB) for the Transfer Stage team within the Lunar Permanence unit. You will guide the test lab, define capabilities, and coordinate with subsystem teams to integrate their components in the VTB for verification and validation.

The role requires advancing engineering excellence, strong communication, and the ability to manage complex programs in a fast-paced, multi-partner environment to enable safe lunar missions.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering.
• Highly knowledgeable of spacecraft electrical systems including command and data handling, electrical power systems, and RF systems.
• Proven experience developing hardware in the loop test labs.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.
• Ability to build consensus amongst multiple customers and stakeholders, balance multiple priorities and deliver meaningful results.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• 8+ years of relevant experience M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Electrical, or related technical subject area.
• Experience with the development of simulations for avionics interfaces.
• Experience working on a verification program for a complex spaceflight or aviation system.
• Experience with requirements and V&V tracking tools, preferably using JAMA.
• Experience with certification of flight readiness process for a new system.
• Experience with NASA lunar, deep space, or planetary missions.
• Experience working on large complex programs with multiple partners.

Responsibilities

• Perform all stages of design, build, integration, certification, troubleshooting, maintenance, and operation or the VTB.
• Lead a team through all phases of development while providing technical guidance.
• Define functional capabilities of the VTB.
• Coordinate with the vehicle subsystem teams to define their test requirements and to integrate their subsystems in the VTB.
• Work with test management on VTB staff plans, non-labor cost estimates, and the VTB schedule.
• Lead tiger teams for problem investigation and resolution.

Skills

Spacecraft electrical systems

Command and data handling

Electrical power systems

RF systems

Hardware-in-the-loop

Collaborative work style

Fast-paced environment

Consensus-building

Written and oral communication

Technical leadership

Education

B.S. degree in Engineering

M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Software, Electrical, or related

Tools

JAMA

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a leader to design and build the Vehicle Test Bed (VTB) for the Transfer Stage team within the Lunar Permanence unit. You will guide the test lab, define capabilities, and coordinate with subsystem teams to integrate their components in the VTB for verification and validation.

The role requires advancing engineering excellence, strong communication, and the ability to manage complex programs in a fast-paced, multi-partner environment to enable safe lunar missions.