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Avionics Harnessing Component Test Engineer II Verified today

Blue Origin · Seattle, WA · Electronics · first seen 2026-09-03
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About the Role

You will have primary responsibility for the development, qualification, and production test campaigns on avionics harness components and subassemblies for the New Glenn launch vehicle. New Glenn is a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable and was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

You will work closely with responsible engineers, harness designers, manufacturing, and integration teams to define test requirements and schedule test articles. You will execute procedures with technicians, identify necessary test fixtures and data acquisition systems, and drive efficiency gains while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan, develop, and execute qualification and production test campaigns for avionics harness components and subassemblies, including connectors (including hermetics), cable, backshells, harness supports and hardware, and EMI/grounding hardware, from fabrication through delivery
  • Author, maintain, and continuously improve detailed test procedures, test plans, and test reports in accordance with applicable industry standards
  • Perform test readiness reviews, pre-test briefings, and post-test data reviews to verify campaign success and document results
  • Identify, procure, and manage test fixtures, test support equipment, and data acquisition systems
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support failure analysis activities, identify root causes, and work cross-functionally to implement corrective actions
  • Track and manage test campaign schedules across multiple concurrent programs, proactively identifying and resolving schedule risks
  • Maintain accurate test records, configuration documentation, and traceability in program management tools
  • Serve as a technical resource and subject matter expert for harness component testing within the Avionics organization

Minimum Qualifications

  • B.S. degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or other relevant field
  • 3+ years of experience in component testing and data analysis
  • Demonstrated experience testing one or more of the following: avionics connectors, wire and cable/EWIS, harness supports and hardware, backshells, or EMI/grounding hardware
  • Experience authoring test plans, test procedures, and test reports against industry standards such as MIL-STD-202, MIL-STD-810, EIA-364, or NASA-STD-8739.4
  • Strong work ethic with high attention to detail and organization
  • Strong written, personal, and computer skills with ability to communicate clearly at executive leadership level and on the shop floor
  • Successfully managed simultaneous project schedules
  • Passion for spaceflight and space exploration
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of applicable industry experience in launch vehicles, satellites, aircraft, or defense electronics
  • Direct experience with hermetic connector qualification including helium leak, thermal cycling, and environmental conditions
  • Experience with Environmental Testing (proof, leak, vibration, thermal, etc.) per SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-1540, MIL-STD-810, or DO-160G
  • Experience with DO-254 or other safety-critical airborne/human-rated qualification frameworks
  • Strong knowledge of harness components such as connectors, contacts, wire types, and harness provisions
  • Statistical methods for test design including DOE, sample size justification, Weibull analysis, and reliability modeling
  • Failure analysis experience
  • Experience with launch vehicle, human-rated spacecraft, or satellite harness qualification
  • Familiarity with JIRA, Smartsheet, Power BI, or Windchill

Additional Information

Relocation provided. Travel expected up to 25% of the time to testing laboratories as necessary. Interviews will include a technical assessment.

Base Pay Range for WA applicants: $99,201.00 to $138,880.35. Other site ranges may differ.