Principal Avionics Software Engineer

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

Engineering and Program Management: This role is part of Enterprise Engineering (EE), where we provide technical standards, tools, processes, training, and subject matter expertise for product engineering. EE allows all Blue Origin business units to benefit from commonly used capabilities, hardware, and software and assists business units in identifying, selecting, and training engineers from both inside and outside the organization.

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers, you will develop flight software and tools for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of safety-critical real-time embedded software development. Working in the Avionics Center of Excellence embedded software organization, you will be part of the world-class team responsible for creating the platform software that will enable all Business Units to carry people and payloads routinely to Earth orbit and beyond. You will work on vehicle avionics and be responsible for requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration and testing of various software components and tools critical for the success of each program’s mission. If relocating to one of the approved Blue Origin sites, we offer relocation assistance!

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop platform software for embedded avionics systems including device drivers, middleware, and application software
• Collaborate with hardware and system engineers to define software requirements and ensure compatibility with different hardware platforms
• Participate in architecture and design discussions
• Implement and optimize software for performance, scalability, and portability across different hardware platforms
• Conduct thorough testing, debugging, and performance analysis of embedded software on different hardware platforms
• Write and maintain technical documentation, including requirements, design documents, and API references
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other team members
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate avionics platform software into different products and ensure seamless interoperability

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline. 
• Minimum 12 years of experience in low-level software development.
• Proven experience in embedded software development, including C/C++ programming
• In-depth understanding of real-time concepts, multitasking, synchronization, and inter-process communication in embedded systems
• Experience with hardware abstraction, device drivers, and low-level software interfaces
• Experience with software development for different hardware architectures (ARM, x86, etc.) and experience in porting and optimizing software for various platforms
• In-depth understanding of real-time concepts and the use of an RTOS or Linux in embedded environments
• Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Experience defining software architecture and design
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion. 
• 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

• M.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of communication protocols (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, etc.) and networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, etc.)
• Experience with real-time operating systems. 
• Experience with safety-critical software development in aerospace, a