Spaceflight Environmental Test Engineer II — Lead Campaigns

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Huntsville, Alabama is seeking an experienced Mechanical/Electrical Systems Engineer to own environmental test campaigns for spaceflight hardware. You will develop test plans, coordinate with design teams, and implement test environments across facilities to ensure flight readiness.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, equipment integration, and rigorous data analysis while interfacing with suppliers and internal teams. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record with test, flight, and safety-critical hardware.
• Experience with spacecraft environmental test development and/or execution.
• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related technical subject area.
• Direct experience developing test infrastructure, integrating test articles, and testing major assembly spacecraft articles.
• Hands-on testing experience in thermal, vibration, acoustic, shock, and vacuum testing per MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-1540.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, architecture, and coordination of resources to execute testing of integrated spacecraft for development and verification.
• Coordinate with design engineer SMEs to integrate system verification requirements into the detailed test plan.
• Conduct test design reviews, integration readiness reviews, and test readiness reviews.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate cost, schedule, and technical risks.

Skills

Test hardware

Environmental testing

Data analysis

MIL-STD knowledge

Communication skills

Engineering drawings

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

C++

Education

B.S. in Aerospace

B.S. in Electrical

B.S. in Mechanical

Tools

CREO

Windchill

DOORS Next Gen

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin in Huntsville, Alabama is seeking an experienced Mechanical/Electrical Systems Engineer to own environmental test campaigns for spaceflight hardware. You will develop test plans, coordinate with design teams, and implement test environments across facilities to ensure flight readiness.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, equipment integration, and rigorous data analysis while interfacing with suppliers and internal teams. Travel up to 25% may be required.