Sr. Embedded Software Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN • Huntsville, AL

1d • $197,529 - $276,540

About The Position

This role is part of Blue Origin’s Engines business unit, which designs, develops, manufactures, and tests engines and propulsion systems. The Embedded Software Engineer develops, tests, and maintains software for embedded control platforms used in power conversion and power electronics systems. The work focuses on firmware and low-level software for microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGAs, with close interaction among software, control algorithms, sensors, ADCs, gate drivers, and power hardware. The role involves writing reliable real-time code, working close to hardware, and debugging systems in the lab.

Requirements

• Experience developing embedded software or firmware for microcontrollers, DSPs, or FPGA-based systems.
• Strong C/C++ programming experience for real-time embedded systems.
• Understanding of ADCs, PWM generation, timers, interrupts, communication peripherals, and low-level hardware interfaces.
• Experience working with voltage, current, and temperature sensor data in embedded systems.
• Knowledge of real-time software design, debugging, and hardware/software integration.
• Ability to read schematics and work closely with hardware engineers during board bring-up and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience using embedded development tools, debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and lab equipment.
• Bachelor of Science in engineering, such as computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a similar field, and 7+ years of relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with power electronics, power converters, inverters, motor drives, battery systems, or renewable energy systems.
• Experience with DSP platforms, FPGA logic integration, VHDL/Verilog, or FPGA-based control systems.
• Familiarity with control algorithms for power electronics or motor control.
• Experience with fault detection, protection logic, diagnostics, and safety-critical embedded systems.
• Knowledge of bootloaders, RTOS, device drivers, memory management, and embedded software architecture.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing, automated testing, or production software validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software and firmware for microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGA-based control platforms.
• Implement low-level drivers, control interfaces, communication protocols, and real-time software for power electronics systems.
• Interface with ADCs, voltage sensors, current sensors, temperature sensors, PWM modules, timers, gate drivers, and protection circuits.
• Implement software for sensor acquisition, scaling, filtering, calibration, diagnostics, and fault handling.
• Support real-time control execution for power converters, inverters, motor drives, and related power electronics applications.
• Develop and debug communication interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, and other embedded protocols.
• Work with hardware, controls, and power electronics engineers during board bring-up, integration, and validation.
• Debug embedded software issues related to timing, interrupts, ADC readings, PWM synchronization, communications, and fault responses.
• Perform software testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, lab validation, and documentation.

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
• Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Depending on role type and job level, potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions, company results, or other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior