Test Engineer II - Spacecraft HIL & Validation

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 99,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Paid parental leave

Paid time off and holidays

Stock options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Test Engineer II to join the AI&T team on the Terawave program. You will develop and execute verification and functional test procedures on the Vehicle Test Bench, Flatsat, and HIL environments, working with senior engineers to drive campaigns and document results.

You will coordinate with subsystem engineers, capture anomalies, and contribute to continuous improvement of the test program in a fast-paced spacecraft development setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or closely related field.
• 2+ years of hardware test, system integration, or functional test experience in aerospace/defense/electronics.
• Experience developing or executing formal test procedures in a controlled documentation environment.
• Ability to operate standard test equipment and interpret data against defined pass/fail criteria.
• Familiarity with anomaly reporting and configuration management processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to write clear, complete test reports.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute VTB and HIL test procedures under guidance; drive through internal review and release.
• Set up bench configurations, operate GSE, and execute test sequences; monitor telemetry and document results.
• Capture test anomalies with detail for root cause investigation; track status and disposition.
• Author test reports summarizing results, anomalies, and open items for tests.
• Incorporate procedure mark-ups and update documentation after test execution.
• Support test campaign planning: coordinate bench availability and equipment configuration.
• Coordinate with subsystem engineers on test objectives and pass/fail criteria.
• Maintain ESD discipline, bench cleanliness, and configuration accountability during tests.
• Identify opportunities to improve procedures and test coverage; escalate recommendations to seniors.

Skills

Hardware test

Test procedures

Anomaly reporting

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Electrical/System Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Python scripting

GSEOS

COSMOS

SpaceWire

CAN

MIL-STD-1553

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Test Engineer II to join the AI&T team on the Terawave program. You will develop and execute verification and functional test procedures on the Vehicle Test Bench, Flatsat, and HIL environments, working with senior engineers to drive campaigns and document results.

You will coordinate with subsystem engineers, capture anomalies, and contribute to continuous improvement of the test program in a fast-paced spacecraft development setting.