Aerospace Software DevOps Engineer II

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will design and deploy test systems and software for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of component, sub-assembly, and vehicle level testing. We develop ground test data acquisition and control systems based on NI, Allen Bradley and Semiens PLC, acquisition and control hardware that will test fluid, mechanical, and electrical development and flight systems of our engines and launch vehicles. Our team provides support for business units and programs across Blue Origin for critical development, qualification, and acceptance testing.

In this role, you will be a foundational member of our development operations team working closely with our software engineering team to ensure our software is robust and reliable. You will develop CI/CD pipelines and other automation tooling to run virtually and on embedded computers and work to define the strategy for software traceability. In addition to your primary responsibilities, you will build dashboards and metrics analysis tools used to report stability and quality to senior leadership as well as the rest of the team.

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!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design, deploy, and manage automated testing and deployment processes
• Define and implement our scalable infrastructure
• Drive the adoption of CI/CD practices within the SW team
• Develop internal tools to drive software team productivity
• Provide analytics on the tools the software team deploys

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or Computer/Electrical Engineering. Other engineering or science degrees will be considered if experience in above responsibilities is met
• 3+ years of experience creating automations using CI/CD platforms (GitLab, Github actions, Azure pipelines)
• 3+ years of experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• 3+ years of experience with distributed on-prem system deployment, management, and monitoring
• Solid knowledge of Windows and Linux scripting
• Knowledge and proficiency in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, etc.)
• Knowledge and practical usage of version control systems (Git)
• Experience in an Agile environment and working in a multi-developer team on multi-app/service platforms
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and frameworks
• Stay on the cutting edge of systems, networking, security, and virtualization technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with monitoring and logging tools (Datadog, Grafana)
• Experience with tooling around LabVIEW, C#, React, C++, Python, Linux
• Experience working with on-prem hardware in test environments
• Working knowledge of cluster technologies (Kubernetes, Rancher, Flux, Fleet)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker)
• Knowledge of automation tools (Ansible / Terraform / Helm)

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $134,961.00 - $188,945.40

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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