Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Navigation

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

5d•$197,529 - $276,540

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design. This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will develop flight software and tools for navigation products used across all of Blue Origin including New Glenn, Lunar Transportation, In-Space Systems, and Advanced Concepts Engineering business units. You will support navigation system flight qualification and be responsible for requirements, design, implementation, integration, and testing of software used in safety-critical real-time avionics. 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!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering or related subject area
Strong proficiency in C/C++/Rust programming for embedded systems
Experience working with real-time systems and developing software that interfaces directly with hardware and programmable logic
Experience with microcontroller peripherals (ADC, DAC, I2C, SPI, UART, Spacewire, etc.) and networking (UDP, TCP/IP)
Strong background in computer architecture, memory buses, cache, DMA, and CPU execution pipelines
Experience with profiling and performance optimization
Advanced debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary
Experience with Linux development environments, scripting, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines
Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced new product development environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering or related subject area
Successful candidates typically have 8+ years of software engineering experience
Experience with FPGA development and verification
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing
Experience with navigation sensor integration and testing
Experience developing high-reliability software with NPR 7150.2, DO-178, or other safety-critical software standards
Experience with board bring-up and test equipment such as a signal generators, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, verify, and deliver embedded software for Blue Origin navigation systems
Support integration and test activities including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing
Participate in design reviews with a focus on software design and requirement allocation between hardware and software