Sr Principal Architect, System Integration & Test

Application Process

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

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space‑based communications with Tera Wave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi‑orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise‑grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

Tera Wave is a satellite communications network that serves tens of thousands of enterprise, data‑center, and government users who require reliable connectivity for critical operations. The system integrates satellites communicating via multiple RF and optical links with ground terminals and space‑based nodes, tied together by a deeply integrated software stack spanning flight, mission operations, network operations, and payload systems. Validating that this end‑to‑end architecture functions correctly—from early development through high‑rate factory acceptance—is one of the most demanding challenges in the program.

As the Senior Principal Architect for System Integration & Test, you will own the system‑level test architecture that validates Tera Wave’s complete hardware and software system working together. Your scope spans the full program lifecycle, from development and qualification testing through to factory acceptance testing at production scale, with a deliberate focus on ensuring test coverage is maintained across all system interfaces, including those between hardware and software domains, across organizational boundaries, and across the RF and optical link layers that define Tera Wave’s end‑to‑end communications architecture.

This scope explicitly includes ground terminal integration and test, ensuring that the validation of space‑to‑ground links and ground‑side hardware and software is treated as a first‑class element of the system‑level test program. You will design and establish multiple integrated test facilities that build progressively from link‑level testing in isolation through to fully integrated testing environments incorporating satellites alongside emulations of network and mission operations systems.

You will work in close partnership with other members of the Chief Systems Architecture group and the broader Tera Wave team to ensure test systems are integrated into the program’s CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous, automated validation of the system as both hardware and software evolve.

We look for experienced professionals who thrive in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment and who can drive technical alignment across engineering organizations.

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 15% of the time

• Own the Tera Wave system‑level integration and test architecture, defining the test strategy, test facility designs, and validation approach that confirm the complete hardware and software system functions correctly together across all operational scenarios.
• Define and maintain the system‑level test architecture across the full program lifecycle — from development and qualification through factory acceptance testing — ensuring consistent test coverage across hardware, software, and interface domains at each stage.
• Design and establish multiple integrated test facilities that build progressively from isolated link‑level testing through to fully integrated test environments incorporating satellites and emulations of network and mission operations systems.
• Ensure ground terminal integration and test is treated as a first‑class element of the system‑level test program, with explicit coverage of space‑to‑ground link validation and ground‑side hardware and software interfaces.
• Collaborate with vehicle and ground hardware integration and test owners to ensure system‑level test coverage is maintained across hardware‑software interfaces and across organizational boundaries throughout the program.
• Partner with other members of the Chief Systems Architecture group and the broader Tera Wave team to integrate system‑level tests…