About the position
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 part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight. As part of a small team, you will participate in the development and verification of avionics software components on Blue Origin rocket engines. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of re-usable, safety-critical component development and delivery. This hands-on position requires experience in developing, validating, and verifying safety embedded systems. Together, our teams deliver the embedded software that monitors and controls fully autonomous rocket engines. 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
- Build and test real-time embedded software that controls rocket engines for human capable spacecraft.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate deeply in all aspects of software development lifecycle.
- Develop verifiable requirements, define software architecture and design, write planning specifications, assess/define software integration.
- Develop code, write unit tests, drive software integration, issue resolution and software maintenance.
Requirements
- B.S. degree or higher in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems, including bare metal, RTOS, or Linux kernel experience.
- Experience writing software requirements.
- Experience Embedded Software Architecture and Design.
- Experience with C/C++ and Python.
- Strong debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary.
- Experience with Device Drivers.
- Experience with the SDLC.
- Experience with serial communications and networking protocols (TCP/IP).
- Experience designing robust APIs and interfaces.
- Experience with Verification & Validation.
- Experience with git, JIRA, Confluence.
- Experience with Agile methodologies.
- Experience with DO-178 or NPR7150 NASA standards.
- Familiarity interfacing with sensors and actuators.
- Ability to learn fast, multitask and drive tasks to completion.
- Ability to present technical concepts to peers and leadership.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
- Must have can do attitude and be problem solver.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with embedded avionics software or engine controller software for air-breathing or rocket engines.
- Experience in design, development, and testing of safety-critical software systems.
- Experience with Test & Integration.
- Ability to generate innovative reusable solutions.
- Familiarity with Rust.
- Experience with UML or similar.
Benefits
- 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%.
- 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 designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
