Cross Functional Test Engineer II - New Glenn

About This Role

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and complete tests for multiple integrated spaceflight systems.
• Share in the Integrated test team's impact of developing tests plans and procedures that will be used throughout the New Glenn testing lifecycle.
• This role is a combination of test and operations development, planning and documentation, hands-on running tests and problem solving/data analysis.
• Early responsibilities include collaborating with Responsible Engineers and Designers to plan tests of the vehicle systems, ensuring these tests are crafted to verify the pertinent requirements.
• Other responsibilities include coordinating test crews, defining vehicle test configurations and developing and operating support equipment required for testing.
• In addition, this role will support subsystem development testing to reduce program risk.
• You will be responsible for writing test procedures and handling procedural redlines' day of test.
• During test execution, this role would act as lead test engineer for a given test with overall responsibility for safety of the test, the crew and the vehicle.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering
• 2+ years of current technical hands-on experience in:
  • Developing, writing, and updating test procedures
  • Hands-on hazardous testing with a strong safety record
  • A proven track record of working successfully in multiple disciplines
  • Experience leading test teams as a Test Conductor or Test Engineer
• 2+ years of current technical hands-on experience designing, testing, or operating in at least two of the following disciplines:
  • Avionics, Navigation, or control systems
  • Power Storage and Distribution Systems
  • Electrical Harnessing
  • Electrical Instrumentation
  • Communications systems
  • Electrical Ground Support Equipment
  • Inert Gas Systems (GN2, GHE, NITROX)
  • Cryogenic Systems (LOX, LNG, LN2)
  • Hazardous Chemical Processing (Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Industrial Chemicals)
• Experience in system engineering practices formal or informal

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering
• Experience operating Vehicle Hydraulics Systems
• Experience operating Ground or Flight Pressurized Systems
• Experience troubleshooting multidisciplinary issues deriving root causes for non-nominal test issues
• Experience testing or operating avionics/control systems

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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.
• 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 company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.