Fluid Systems Engineer II - Glenn, Integrated Vehicle Test

Fluid Systems Engineer II - New Glenn, Integrated Vehicle 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! This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, 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 the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, you will develop, lead and complete fluid systems integrated tests and operations for various spaceflight fluid systems. You will share in the team’s impact of developing tests plans and procedures for vehicle operations and tests. This role is a combination of test and operations development, planning and documentation, hands‑on running tests and problem solving/data analysis.

Early responsibilities include collaborating with Responsible Engineers and Designers to plan tests of the vehicle systems, ensuring these tests are crafted to verify the pertinent requirements. Other responsibilities include coordinating test crews, defining vehicle test configurations and developing and operating support equipment required for testing. In addition, this role will support subsystem development testing to reduce program risk. You will be responsible for writing test procedures and handling procedural redlines day of test.

During test execution, this role would act as lead test engineer for a given test with overall responsibility for safety of the test, the crew and the vehicle. You will have a key hand in the procedures and software automation that will be used in test and launch operations!

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 3+ years of current technical hands‑on experience in:
• Developing, authoring and updating test procedures
• Hazardous testing and operations with a strong safety record
• Working optimally in multiple subject areas
• Leading test teams as a Test Conductor or Test Engineer
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills
• Active awareness of Hazards & Mitigations in pressurized systems
• Flexible demeanor and high overall technical curiosity
• Experience in systems engineering practices formal
• 2+ years of current technical hands‑on experience testing or operating in at least one of the following areas:
• Inert Gas Systems (GN2, GHE, NITROX)
• Cryogenic Systems (LOX, LNG, LN2)
• Hazardous Chemical Processing (Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Industrial Chemicals)
• Launch/Space Vehicle Ground Systems
• Launch/Space Vehicle Flight Systems

• Experience testing or operating Hypergolic Systems
• Ex: (MMH-NTO, TEA-TEB, UDMH-NTO)
• Experience testing or operating Hydrogen Peroxide Systems
• Experience testing or operating Ground Control Systems
• Master’s in engineering
• Familiarity with space vehicle production flow

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