Systems Engineer, MK1 Vehicle Definition and Test

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence team is seeking a capable avionics/verification engineer to own and map test matrices for vehicle systems used in lunar transport.

You will define test scope and success criteria for avionics testing, review data, and generate reports while advancing automation of evidence collection and traceability using scripts and AI-assisted tools. This role supports safe, reusable space vehicles aligned with our mission.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain vehicle test matrices mapping requirements to test cases and verification closure.
• Define test scope, objectives and pass/fail limits for avionics testing, including power, data handling, bus integrity, sensors, GN&C, harness, EMI/EMC.
• Review data, generate test reports, and close out requirement verification.
• Own avionics/software vehicle requirements, design parameters, ICDs, and budgets.
• Automate evidence capture and traceability using scripts, data pipelines, and AI/LLM tooling.
• Identify gaps between requirements, test coverage and evidence; drive closure with owners and IPTs.

Job description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building the sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the Lunar Surface.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Own and maintain vehicle functional test matrices, mapping avionics and software-interfacing requirements to test cases, test configurations, and verification closure paths
• Define test scope, objectives, success criteria, and pass/fail limits for avionics functional vehicle testing - including power-up/power distribution, command and data handling, bus and network integrity, sensor end-to-end checks, GN&C phasing and polarity, harness and continuity verification, and EMI/EMC
• Perform data review, generate test reports, and close out requirement verification
• Own avionics and software related vehicle requirements, design parameters, design products, ICDs, and budgets
• Automate the capture, formatting, and traceability of verification evidence by building scripts, data pipelines, and AI/LLM-assisted tooling to reduce manual effort in evidence collection, requirement-to-evidence linking, test-matrix maintenance, and verification status reporting
• Identify and resolve gaps and inconsistencies between requirements, test coverage, and captured evidence; drive closure with requirements owners and IPTs