EGSE Automation Software Engineer - TeraWave
Blue Origin2 days ago
Denver, CO, USA or Seattle, WA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$151k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain automated test cases and sequences for space vehicle-level functional testing.
- Implement test scripts and verify pass/fail evaluation logic against defined success criteria.
- Translate test requirements and procedures into automated test implementations with test operations and systems engineering.
- Debug test failures, trace root causes across software, interfaces, and hardware, and implement fixes.
- Contribute to test software framework features under the guidance of the Senior Automation Software Engineer.
- Apply software configuration management and code review practices.
- Support deployment and qualification of automated test suites for production-line acceptance testing.
- Document test cases, interfaces, and framework usage.
- Coordinate with EGSE hardware and test operations teams on interface requirements and execution.
- Track automation-related anomalies and support disposition and root-cause analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in automated test development, embedded software, or ground support software in aerospace, defense, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Python and experience developing automated test scripts that interface with hardware.
- Experience with spacecraft or satellite test development, execution, hardware qualification, or acceptance testing.
- Familiarity with SpaceWire, CAN, RS-422, or similar hardware interface protocols in an automated test context.
- Experience with Git or equivalent software configuration management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to document test cases and coverage clearly.
- Preferred experience with spacecraft or launch-vehicle automated testing at bench, subsystem, or vehicle level.
- Preferred experience with GSEOS, COSMOS, LabVIEW, NI TestStand, PyTest, MATLAB, or C++ in test or simulation contexts.
- Preferred familiarity with automated regression frameworks, lab testing, requirements verification, and test traceability.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with up to a 5% company match, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Potential role- and job-level-dependent bonuses and additional benefits, subject to company discretion and change.
About Blue Origin
Blue Origin designs and manufactures rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, and lunar transport systems for commercial and government customers. Its products include the suborbital New Shepard, the in-development New Glenn orbital rocket, BE-4 engines (used on ULA’s Vulcan), and the Blue Moon lander; revenue comes from launch services, engine supply, and space systems contracts, including a NASA Human Landing System award. Founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is headquartered in Kent, Washington.