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Blue Origin · 23 hours ago

RF / Comms Test Engineer II - Lunar Core Components

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$107K/yr - $150K/yr

2+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The RF / Comms Test Engineer II will be responsible for test campaigns supporting the development, acceptance, and qualification of flight avionics and communication hardware within the Lunar Permanence business unit.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and approve avionics test plans and procedures with an emphasis on providing your expertise on avionics / RF communications test and environmental test methodologies and best practices

Support Design and Systems Engineers in avionics hardware design and verification plan development

Work with Hardware and Software Design Engineers to design, build, and verify custom Automated Test Equipment

Support schedule development and resource coordination

Lead test readiness efforts, resolve work stoppages, and delegate supporting tasks

Lead and/or directly run test procedures

Enforce safety policies during test operations

Troubleshoot test anomalies real-time and identify test article and test equipment non-conformances

Lead anomaly investigations, root cause analyses, and development of recovery plan

Consolidate, analyze, present, and archive test data

Generate test record summaries and support generation of verification artifacts

Responsibly guide avionics / RF communication hardware through the environmental testing process and ultimately ensure hardware and records meet engineering and quality requirements upon test completion

Develop/improve processes and standard procedures with emphasis on optimizing quality and efficiency of the team’s performance

Train Test Specialists and other Test Engineers

Provide support to strategic initiatives, technology maturation, and capturing best practices at the business/functional level

Qualification

Aerospace test experienceAvionics hardware testingAutomated Test EquipmentPythonEnvironmental testingLinux familiarityTesting standards knowledgeCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Minimum of a B.S. in electrical, computer, or aerospace engineering, physics, or related field

Minimum 2-3 years demonstrated aerospace test experience including: developing test requirements, plans, procedures, reports, and associated test equipment/test setups; operating and troubleshooting test setups and test articles; participating in environmental testing including Shock/Vibration, Thermal Cycles, Vacuum, and/or EMI/EMC

Minimum 1-2 years demonstrated hardware test experience of typical avionics / RF communication devices at the LRU or system level (e.g., Command & Control, Input/Output, Network, RF, Power, Navigation, Audio/Video, etc.)

Proficient in the use of standard electronic lab tests and troubleshooting equipment

Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the mechanical and electronic assembly product lifecycle

Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Ability to work with multi-functional teams such as mechanical, systems, and operations to partner for the best test implementation solutions