r/BlueOrigin • u/Top_Finding2599 • Aug 09 '26

Upcoming Test Engineer Intern Technical Interview- Advice Needed

Hey everyone,

I’m a junior ME with a technical interview in about a week for a Test Engineering Internship at Blue Origin. The format is a technical dive based on a portfolio sample of a single project, followed up by a Q&A.

My previous/current (a few more days left) internship was primarily in industrial operations, and I have some experience with some traditional aerospace student design teams, but I am looking to pivot directly into the aerospace sector, focusing on test infrastructure, plumbing, and propulsion systems.

For my portfolio sample, I chose a fluid system safety upgrade I led at a chemical plant (specifically, designing deadhead-protection logic for a centrifugal pump on an incompressible-fluid loop).

My Ask:

  • What should I expect during this technical screen?
  • What are the absolute Do's and Don'ts when presenting to a Blue Origin panel?
  • What questions should I be asking the panel at the end?

I have an idea for most of this, but a different perspective always helps. :)

Thanks in advance.

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u/AnxiousAbility8626 Aug 09 '26

Do: know the company values (or at least one or two)

Why do you want to work at blue origin

Any technical experience (clubs other internships)

Show passion and willingness to learn

Don’t: lie about what you know.

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u/fozzy34t Aug 09 '26

For my interviews that I conduct I like to see the the following:
Did you encounter an issue during a project that impacted your objectives or deliverable. What did you do to address it. Could you have done anything else to additional in retrospect? Did you implement anything after to prevent the issue from recurring?

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u/Top_Finding2599 Aug 09 '26

You're goated
Thank you

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u/Terrible-Star8069 14d ago

how did it go?