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!  

This role is a part of New Shepard, a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space!

As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers, you will be designing, implementing and verifying software for test systems that test the functionality and safety of flight hardware. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and share in the team’s impact on all aspects of re-usable, safety-critical software development, verification and delivery. Our team delivers the software packages used to verify requirements of the hardware of flight avionics and mechanical components for acceptance and qualification testing.

The job responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing software that automates the test campaigns.

• Producing documentation for software architecture, design, verification, and configuration management.

• Defining and developing verifiable software requirements, architecture and designs.

• Developing tests to ensure code meets safety critical standards and functions.

• Conducting trade-studies and develop prototypes to prove architecture and design concepts/quantify technical risks.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of proven experience writing software and deploying it to a production environment.

• Strong software development skills, particularly in Python and C/C++.

• Familiarity with real-time operating systems and Linux.

• Experience with LabVIEW for avionics test and measurement applications.

• Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary, and familiarity with software verification approaches.

• Critical thinking when reviewing system requirements to write software.

• Hard working teammate with excellent technical written and verbal communication.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field with equivalent years of experience.

• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems (including APIs, interfaces and device drivers).

• Experience with software systems that follow DO-178, DO-330 or similar guidelines.

• Direct hands-on experience with GNU toolchain, Serial Communications (RS-232 and TTL), IP networking, UDP/TCP, I2C, UART, ZMQ, etc.

• Experience with agile development methods.

• Experience with tools such as Git (Gitlab/GitHub) DOORs, DOORs Next Generation (DNG), Jama, Artifactory, and Docker.

• Exposure to software development on embedded system with I/O transducers: displacement, rate, and acceleration sensors; pressure and temperature sensors; servo and solenoid actuators; etc.

• Proven understanding of hardware components such as an MMU, MAC, DMA, Flash, etc.

• Experience with debuggers, profiling, and tracing.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided

• Travel expected up to 10% of the time

• Interviews will include a technical assessment of the skills

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $141,480.00-$198,072.00

Other site ranges may differ

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

Inclusivity 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 a diverse, inclusive, and 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.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits

Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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