Principal Architect, System Integration & Test

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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! Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based connectivity with Tera Wave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth.

This network will service tens of thousands of enterprise, data center, and government users who require reliable connectivity for critical operations. Blue Origin is building Tera Wave, a multi-thousand-satellite communications constellation delivering symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps worldwide. The system is tightly integrated end-to-end -- satellites communicating across RF and optical links with ground terminals and space-based nodes, tied together by a software stack spanning flight, mission operations, network operations, and payload systems.

Validating that this full system works correctly at every stage from early development through high-rate factory acceptance is one of the most consequential challenges in the program. As a Principal Engineer for System-Level Integration & Test, you will design and drive the system-level test program that validates Tera Wave's complete hardware and software system working together. Your scope spans development and system qualification testing through to supporting provisioning and system verification at production scales.

You will focus on ensuring test coverage across all system interfaces -- between hardware and software domains, across organizational boundaries, and across the RF and optical link layers that define Tera Wave's end-to-end architecture. Ground terminal integration and test is a first-class element of this scope. You will work hands-on: building test procedures, designing test facilities, debugging integration issues in the lab, and running tests alongside the team -- not just defining strategy from above.

This role sits within the Chief Systems Architecture office and works closely with vehicle, payload, ground, and network teams; including the satellite integration and test team.

• Design and maintain the system-level integration and test architecture across the full program lifecycle -- from development and system validation through factory integration -- defining the test strategy, facility designs, and validation approach for each stage
• Design progressive integrated test environments that build from isolated link-level testing through to fully integrated configurations incorporating satellites alongside emulations of network and mission operations systems, with scalability and rapid iteration as foundational requirements
• Ensure system-level test coverage is complete and unambiguous at hardware-software interfaces and across organizational boundaries, working directly with vehicle, ground, payload, and network integration and test owners
• Define and execute end-to-end test scenarios across both RF and optical link domains -- including link performance, fault response, operational mode transitions, and space-to-ground link validation
• Drive requirements and specifications for major test infrastructure -- anechoic chambers, thermal vacuum and thermal cycling systems, RF signal simulators, hardware-in-the-loop rigs, and link emulation capabilities -- ensuring the program has the assets needed to meet development and production milestones
• Partner with the broader Tera Wave team…