Senior Ground Software Engineer - Blue Ring (TS/SCI Required)
About The Position
This role is part of Blue National Security (BNS), which designs, develops, and delivers launch and spacecraft systems for national security missions. The Senior Ground Software Engineer will work with space vehicle and ground-system teams to develop, test, and deploy software for mission operations, including activity planning, commanding, telemetry monitoring, visualization, and training. The engineer will also help develop, integrate, and test software for the Blue Ring Mission Operations Center used to operate on-orbit vehicles. The role involves designing and delivering mission-operations software that supports Blue Origin space missions, coordinating with engineering, infrastructure, operations, and customer teams, and contributing across the software lifecycle from requirements and architecture through verification, integration, and release. The engineer will support software operations during training, system verification and certification, spacecraft integration, and flight. Relocation is provided, and interviews include a technical assessment. An active Top Secret clearance is required.
Requirements
- B.S. or higher in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 8 years of software development experience.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including system design and analysis, requirements capture and development, implementation and verification, system integration, qualification, and release.
- Experience with software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment.
- Demonstrated software development skills in multiple programming languages and ability to select an appropriate language for the problem domain.
- Familiarity with Linux and basic Unix system administration activities.
- Ability to earn trust and maintain positive, professional relationships.
- Active Top Secret clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing and developing ground software for spaceflight operations.
- Expertise developing complex applications in Python.
- Experience with REST, Kafka, gRPC, web development, and/or database development and interfaces.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and cloud technologies.
- Familiarity with software systems for telemetry data processing, fault monitoring, flight dynamics, or mission activity planning and scheduling.
- Experience with spacecraft subsystems and associated subsystem software.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, verify, and deploy mission-operations software systems supporting Blue Origin space mission operations.
- Work with flight vehicle systems, mission control infrastructure, operations teams, and customers to define software requirements, architectures, and designs.
- Develop rapid prototypes to prove concepts and quantify technical risks.
- Coordinate with systems infrastructure and systems engineers to plan, develop, and verify software products against requirements and safety-critical standards.
- Create software architecture and design documentation, verification plans, user manuals, and training materials.
- Follow software development processes that meet Blue Origin and customer standards for software safety and reliability.
- Support frequent software update cycles for pre-flight testing, mission validation exercises, and operations training events.
- Maintain, correct defects in, and improve mission-control software during operator training, ground data system verification and certification, spacecraft integration, and flight.
- Integrate software components; develop and run unit-level and system-level tests; validate with Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators; and release certified code.
- Support development of software design materials, verification plans, user manuals, and training materials.
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
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Some employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, and other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
