Software Engineer II - Rocket Engines

Blue Origin • Southgate, WA

2d • $111,213 - $169,852

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 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!

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems, including bare metal, RTOS, or Linux kernel experience (preferably some experience in requirements based, safety- critical, fault-tolerant systems).
• Experience with C/C++ and Python.
• Experience with Git, Gitlab.
• Experience with Debugging techniques at the software/hardware boundary.
• Familiarity with serial communications and networking protocols (TCP/IP).
• Familiarity designing APIs and interfaces.
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Ability to learn fast, multitask and drive tasks to completion.
• Must have can do attitude and be problem solver.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with embedded avionics software.
• Familiarity with design, development, and testing of safety-critical software systems.
• Familiarity with DO-178 or NPR 7150
• Familiarity with software requirements.
• Familiarity with embedded software development.
• Familiarity with UML or similar.
• Familiarity with DevOps.

Responsibilities

• As an Embedded Software Engineer L2, you will have hands on development responsibility to build and test real-time embedded software that controls rocket engines for human capable spacecraft.
• In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate deeply in all aspects of software development lifecycle (including developing verifiable requirements, defining software architecture and design, developing code, unit testing and integration of the software).

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%, 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.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees