Flight Software 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!  

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit.

As a Flight Software Engineer II, you will play a crucial role in defining, developing, and testing the flight software for the upcoming Blue Ring uncrewed spacecraft. You will work with a team of engineers to understand how the software will be used, define our requirements, create real-time software using modern embedded C/C++ techniques, and contribute to our tests and pipelines to ensure the continued quality of our products. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to expand your understanding of satellite systems by supporting other areas such as avionics hardware and mission operations, and participating in the buildup and test of the actual flight vehicles. Your efforts will directly contribute to a first-of-its-kind system that enables our customers to fly to space and move around like never before, and we look forward to seeing if this role is the right fit for you!

Our technical expectations are high for this role, and we expect each of our team members to embody our leadership principles including resourcefulness, deliver results, bias for action, and technical ambition and simplicity. At Blue Origin, we are committed to fostering a collaborative work environment. We value trust, equality, and teamwork. If you are passionate about space exploration and want to make a difference in the future of human spaceflight, we would love to hear from you! Apply now to join our exceptional team at Blue Origin.

Preferred Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• A breadth of understanding in software development concepts.
• 3+years of experience in defining and/or verifying low-level software structure, inter process communication, and scheduling.
• Demonstrated software development skills in real-time embedded systems, particularly C/C++
• Experience working within development and test environments that use containers and python
• Effective debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships.
• 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.

Desired:

• 6+ years of software development experience for real-time embedded systems This includes system design and analysis, requirement development, software implementation and verification, system integration, and qualification.
• Experience with spacecraft development and operations, such as proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution.
• Experience working on multi-component, sophisticated avionics for spacecraft, aircraft, of similar systems.
• Experience in autonomy, sequencers, state machines, and/or fault management.
• Experience working with build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment of software.
• Experience developing safety critical products utilizing NPR 7150.2, DO-178, or other safety-critical software standard.
• Understanding of spacecraft operations, subsystem functions, and their interfaces and common interactions
• Experience with Embedded Linux or equivalent real time operating systems.
• Familiarity with embedded avionics networking, including OSI model, transport/data link layers, Ethernet, IP, UDP/TCP/SCTP, CCSDS or other Radio networking protocols

• Active or ability to acquire/renew clearance. Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance with Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with polygraph preferred

 

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $111,213.00-$155,697.15;WA applicants is $121,323.00-$169,852.20

Other site ranges may differ

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