Autonomy Software Systems Engineer Sr – New Glenn
About The Position
Blue Origin is seeking a senior software systems engineer to support the development and operations of New Glenn, a reusable, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. The engineer will have end-to-end responsibility for a New Glenn autonomy software component, working across systems engineering and data-driven testing. The position directly contributes to launch success and involves defining software behavior, integrating software into flight and ground systems, verifying performance through simulation and hardware testing, and supporting tests and missions. The role requires close collaboration with controls engineers, subsystem designers, operators, and avionics teams. It includes assessing software changes for safety and performance, resolving issues on aggressive schedules, and improving engineering processes. Real-time support for hot-fire tests and missions in the support room is also part of the position.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- 8–10 years of experience with technical design, analysis, or integrated testing of real-time or safety-critical software, such as in aerospace, automotive, or robotics.
- Proficiency with engineering physics, software engineering, and closed-loop control principles.
- Familiarity with systems engineering principles, including requirements decomposition, verification, validation, and configuration management for Model-Based Design.
- Experience programming in Python.
- Strong technical documentation skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of earning trust and driving teams to timely decisions.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
- Required background checks apply; additional checks may apply for certain job profiles.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree.
- Experience with C++.
- Experience developing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
Responsibilities
- Partner with controls engineers, subsystem designers, and operators to define autonomy software behaviors.
- Architect and document design decisions, decomposing them into software requirements, verification activities, and validation activities.
- Support code reviews and validate software behavior through simulation data analysis, Hardware-In-the-Loop testing, and hardware testing.
- Develop and run data analysis pipelines.
- Drive autonomy software release-readiness decisions by assessing changes for safety, performance, and stakeholder needs.
- Coordinate with Avionics teams to integrate autonomy software into flight and ground systems.
- Define procedures and command sequences for rocket ground testing and operations.
- Triage, investigate, and resolve software issues using test data on an aggressive schedule.
- Rapidly develop tooling, scripts, and functions to address emergent issues.
- Provide real-time support for hot-fire tests and missions in the support room.
- Drive process improvements with ownership and urgency.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Paid time off of up to four weeks per year, based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Depending on role type and job level, possible benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions or other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
