Blue Origin

Senior Test Hardware Engineer - TeraWave

Blue Origin • $145K — $203K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field
  • 7+ years of experience in electrical test, avionics integration, and vehicle electrical systems verification
  • Proven experience leading electrical test campaigns with flight hardware
  • Hands-on experience with electrical and RF test equipment
  • Experience in specifying and building out electrical ground support equipment
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams under schedule pressure

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain avionic electrical test hardware and verification plans
  • Derive electrical test requirements from system specifications and safety requirements
  • Specify and design avionics test equipment for manufacturing
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to define interface test requirements
  • Own hardware test procedure development from draft through qualification
  • Lead electrical test campaigns including functional verification and EMI tests
  • Drive anomaly investigation for test discrepancies, ensuring root cause closure

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability coverage
  • 401(k) with company match up to 5%
  • Education Support Program
  • Stock Options for eligible employees
  • Paid Time Off of up to four weeks per year and 14 paid holidays
Full Job Description

Application close date:

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

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

As part of the Spacecraft Bus Avionics team, you will be responsible fordrivingrequirements, design, analysis, test, and critical review of avionics and assemblies which house electronic components. This rolerequires expertise and training for theavionicsteam.You will play a key role in developing the TeraWave Satellite systemfrom concept throughformalqualification andverificationincluding integration and flight support activities.

Passion for our mission and vision is required. If youre excited by providingbothneartermandlong-termvalue, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging projects, please apply!

Responsibilitiesmayinclude but are not limited to:

  • Develop and maintain theavionicselectricaltesthardware, test plan, andverification cross-reference matrixfor a spaceflightavionicscomponent.

  • Derive electrical test requirements from system specifications, ICDs, schematics,and safety requirements.

  • Specify and designavionicstest equipment to meet manufacturingrate.

  • Coordinatecross functionallywith Systems Engineers, Production Engineers, and Design Engineersto define interface test requirements

  • Ownhardwaretest procedure development, review, and approval workflows from initial draft through qualification and acceptance.

  • Lead bench-level, vehicle level and pre-launch electrical test campaigns including power-on, functional verification, end to end harness continuity and EMI/EMC testing

  • Lead anomaly investigation and resolution for electrical test discrepancies; drive root cause analysis and corrective action through closure

  • Partner with manufacturing and production engineering early in the design cycle to ensure test infrastructures integrates seamlessly with production flow, tooling, and vehicle build sequence.

  • Identify and drive test automation, instrumentation, and data acquisition infrastructure to reduce overall cycle time.

  • Design electrical testand support equipmentwith production scalability in mind, ensuring test architectures support repeatable, high-throughput execution across multiple vehicles.

  • Designelectrical test interfaces for producibility, including standardized GSE connectors, modular test racks, etc., to support rate increases without redesign.

  • Drive a production mindset into the electrical test program; track unit-to-unit test time, first pass yield, anomaly rate, as indicators of production readiness.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering,Electrical Engineering,or related technical field

  • 7+ years of experienceelectrical test, avionics integration and test, or vehicle electrical systems verification

  • Demonstrated experience leading electrical test campaigns with flight hardware

  • Hands on experience with electrical test equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, signal generators, data acquisition systems, etc.

  • Hands on experience with RFtest equipment such as signal generators, spectrum analyzers, attenuators, etc.

  • Experience in specifying and building out electrical ground support equipment

  • Experience developing and executing test procedures from system-level specification and ICDs

  • Proven ability to lead technical teams and coordinate across disciplines under schedule pressure

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters degree in electrical engineeringor related field

  • Experience with launchvehicles, spacecraft, or other highly integrated electrical systems

  • Background in electrical test planning

  • Experience integrating with GPS/GNSS simulators and assessing RF link performance in a test environment

  • Experience with automated testframeworkand scripting for electrical test sequencing and data collection

  • Experience scaling an electrical test program from development to production

  • Backgroundin Design for Testability (DFT) principles and participated in design reviews as a test team representative

  • Previous lead or management experience in a test or integration organization


Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20 CO applicants is $133,500.00 - $186,898.95 WA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20

Other site ranges may differ


Benefits

  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results, or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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