Test Engineer IV Senior - Motion Control, Honeybee Robotics - Blue Origin

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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!

Engineer - Test IV (Senior)

At Blue Origin, the Motion Control Business Unit (MCBU) at Honeybee Robotics designs, manufactures, and tests the high-performance, reliable motion control components and integrated solutions that power the most demanding aerospace missions. Our product portfolio—including actuators, motors, gearboxes, Solar Array Drive Assemblies (SADAs), Reaction Wheel Assemblies (RWAs), gimbals, and Thrust Vector Control (TVC) systems—operates in the harshest environments, enabling critical missions from Earth orbit to deep space. Our Test Department is essential in ensuring every component meets the rigorous standards required for mission success.

As a Senior Test Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical authority within the MCBU Test Department, leading complex test campaigns from planning through execution and closeout across Engineering Development, Qualification, and Flight hardware. With an electrical engineering background, you will design, develop, and maintain Electrical/Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) that stimulates, simulates, and monitors motion control hardware under test — enabling safe, repeatable verification of flight and qualification units. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, mentor junior test engineers and technicians, and represent the Test Department in cross-functional design and program reviews. Your work will directly impact the reliability and performance of motion control solutions used in critical space exploration and aerospace missions.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 10% of the time

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Test Program Leadership

• Author, review, and approve test plans, procedures, and reports in compliance with applicable standards and program requirements.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for test activities on assigned programs, coordinating across engineering, program management, quality, and customer stakeholders.
• Present test campaign plans, schedules, results, and technical findings at internal reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), and customer milestones.

EGSE Development

• Design, develop, and maintain Electrical/Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) — including power supplies/simulators, battery and load simulators, breakout boxes (BOBs), and signal interface racks — to stimulate and monitor unit-under-test (UUT) hardware during functional, performance, and environmental testing.