Test Engineer III - Materials & Process - Lunar Permanance

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

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are committed to a culture of safety.

This role will directly impact the history of space exploration and requires a 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. We are looking for Mid to Senior level Test Engineers to use their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required.

This team member will report to the Specialty Engineering Team inside of the Lunar Permanence business unit.

As part of a growing, hardworking team you’ll support the operations and management of the Flammability Test Chamber. Your knowledge in oxygen system architecture, requirements generation, design, integration, verification, validation, and test with integrated data acquisition will be used to perform material sample flammability verification in an oxygen rich environment for use in human spaceflight. You will be responsible for overseeing the test setup / operations, data interpretation post-test, training of technicians for sample burns within the flammability chamber.

• Receive, inspect and prepare testing samples delivered to the flammability chamber for testing
• Oversee and perform flammability coupon testing in high oxygen environments
• Work with test technicians, manufacturing engineers on sample layup and test fixture requirements for coupon sample testing
• Collect and document detailed test results using Jules and Integrated Data Acquisition System
• Perform upward flammability propagation testing based on NASA standards
• Train test technicians on the use of the flammability chamber and testing procedures

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Systems Engineering or related technical subject area
• Knowledge of enriched oxygen systems including concept development of test facility builds, test procedure development, design solution definition, qualification, commissioning, and operations
• Experience Lab/Test cell style environment
• Experience using vacuum chambers and understanding of basic pressure systems
• Experience running and tweaking test software to support test campaigns
• Experience supporting a full test campaign from material intake to sample processing, test and reporting
• Experience developing solutions to technical problems ranging in scope and complexity
• A depth in one subject area (or several areas) used to design, develop, and evaluate test capabilities such as:
  Oxygen Compatibility, Pressurized Oxygen Systems, Oxygen Test Campaigns, Vacuum Chamber Systems
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• 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.…