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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.  

This role is part of the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers, you will develop, manage, and implement integrated tests and operations for the New Shepard Propulsion Module Launch Vehicles. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of pre-launch and post-flight vehicle integrated testing and functional verification. This role is a combination of test and flight operations development, planning, hands-on running tests, and troubleshooting/data analysis for the Propulsion Module launch vehicles at our Texas Launch Site.

In this role, you will act as task leader for major vehicle tests and pre-flight checks, ensuring on-time completion of tasks from start to finish. As task leader, you will have overall responsibility for the operation, the crew, and the procedure during test execution. Your attention to detail and leadership in enforcing safety practices are critical to ensuring success in test execution. As part of our team, you will also support test readiness in significant ways. You will craft procedure updates used across all phases of the operation. This includes developing and implementing best practices around testing of cryogenic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and avionics systems-level testing. You will work to automate procedures to improve procedure efficiency and reduce vehicle turn-around time between launches. To prepare for testing, you will also coordinate test crews, support equipment, hardware and vehicle configurations. Post-test, you will work with engineers from all subject areas and coordinate engineering support for data review and post-test analysis. You will also assist with anomaly resolution through completion to ensure on-time readiness for flight vehicles. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Shifts available: This position is located in Van Horn, TX – working either a rotational schedule (16 day-on and 12 day-off rotation – during your off days, there are no work or location requirements) or regular M-F.

Van Horn Specific information

Being at the heart of Blue Origin operations, the West Texas Site in Van Horn, TX offers eligible employee’s additional attractive financial incentives to supplement their competitive base earnings, including a living allowance and relocation assistance.  Eligibility for these additional benefits is based on the employee’s ability to permanently relocate to Van Horn, TX, or travel to Van Horn from another Blue location a minimum of 50% of the time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering
• Experience or Education with hazardous testing with a strong safety record
• A proven track record of working successfully in multiple subject areas
• Strong ability and desire to understand sophisticated systems, investigate and solve challenging problems, and work in a dynamic environment
• Safety mentality and willing to takes initiative to improve existing systems, processes, and documentation
• Strong technical writing and communication skills
• Works well under pressure
• Strong digital literacy and ability to learn new software tools
• If located in Washington State, must be willing to travel up to 40% of the time
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Experience operating avionics systems
• Experience leading test teams as a Test Conductor or Test Engineer
• Experience developing, writing and updating test procedures
• Experience designing, building and integrating electronic test equipment

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

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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