Propulsion Test Engineer III - Lunar Permanence
Space Coast, FLAll locationsSpace Coast, FLGreater Seattle Area On-site
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About the role
This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. We are a 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 dedication 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 Lunar Permanence business unit on the MK2 Alpha Lander team. As a Fluids & Propulsion Test engineer, you will be testing the actual hardware bringing astronauts to the Moon. You will have ownership of vehicle integrated main engine testing, ground support equipment activation, component testing, and system-level testing for a variety of systems within MK2 Alpha Lander Fluids and Propulsion. You will develop test methods, ground support equipment, and test procedures to efficiently complete integrated system testing for multiple test campaigns. You will coordinate and direct test teams and ground support equipment while supervising a small team of technicians during test setups, checkouts, and tear-downs.
What you'll bring
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, chemical, or related engineering fields
- 8+ years experience with a background in propulsion testing
- Experience with developing, writing, and executing test procedures
- Willingness to commit to tight deadlines and be ambitious
- Experience reading P&ID schematics/layout designs
- Experience developing fluids systems installation and checkout procedures
- Understand fundamentals of pressure, flow, and temperature instrumentation
- 10+ years’ experience with a background in cryogenic testing, pressurized equipment, and vacuum systems.
- Experience with main engine, cryogenic, hydraulic, and GHe test capabilities, including design, fabrication, installation, and operation.
- Technical expertise in component and system-level testing of spaceflight hardware through the development, qualification, and acceptance of test campaigns
- Experience with test facility instrumentation and Data Acquisition and Control Systems
- Familiarity with cleanroom work and its associated best practices