Software Engineer II — Compute Platform - Project Sunrise – Orbital Data Centers
About The Position
The Software Engineer II will join Blue Origin’s Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) organization and work on Project Sunrise, a constellation of orbital data centers. As part of the Compute Platform team, this hands-on, early-career role supports the bring-up and validation of high-performance compute payloads, beginning with commercial development kits and progressing to flight-like hardware. The engineer will install, configure, and test the software stack intended to run customer AI workloads, gaining experience across high-performance computing, AI, and space systems. The role also involves developing automation tools, benchmarking AI accelerators and compute systems, troubleshooting in a lab environment, collaborating with senior engineers on software and procedures for on-orbit operations, and documenting processes and results. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is available.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of software development experience through internships, academic projects, or professional work.
- Proficiency in a language such as Python or C++, and comfort with the Linux command line.
- Foundational understanding of computer hardware, operating systems, and networking.
- Strong desire to work hands-on with hardware and a passion for creative problem-solving.
- 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
- Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) systems, GPUs, or other hardware accelerators.
- Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker and orchestration systems such as Kubernetes.
- Experience building or configuring Linux systems.
- Passion for AI, machine learning, and the future of large-scale compute.
- Hands-on experience building computers or working with single-board computers such as NVIDIA Jetson or Raspberry Pi.
Responsibilities
- Support bring-up and validation of AI compute hardware, from commercial development kits to flight-like hardware.
- Install, configure, and test operating systems, container runtimes, and orchestration software on the compute platform.
- Develop scripts and tooling to automate hardware setup, configuration, and testing.
- Run benchmark tests to characterize AI accelerator and compute-system performance.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and networking issues in a lab environment.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to develop software and procedures for on-orbit operations.
- Document the bring-up process, test results, and best practices for working with the compute platform.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and 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.
- Role- and level-dependent eligibility for benefits and bonuses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
