Staff Engineer, Software

BlackSky • Seattle, WA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company that owns and operates a space-based intelligence platform, providing satellite imagery, automated analytics, and high-frequency monitoring. The company is trusted by allied military, intelligence organizations, and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters affecting national security and the economy. BlackSky's data enables governments and businesses to see, understand, and anticipate change. The Satellite Embedded Software Group (ESG) is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer, an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Manager of Flight Software. This role will focus on software design, development, and technical leadership for the satellite imaging payload and ADCS subsystems, with contributions to software requirements and test plan support. Opportunities for working on other flight software subsystems and mentorship are available. As a staff member, you will make a significant business impact across multiple critical programs, collaborating with the embedded systems group and cross-functional teams, including Satellite Operations and Mission Management. The preferred location is Tukwila, WA, but remote candidates will be considered, with a preference for 1-2 days a week in the Tukwila office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• At least 10 years of experience delivering and maintaining commercial/embedded software in a production environment.
• Expertise in engineering clean and maintainable C/C++ and Python code.
• Expertise in embedded systems, ideally in Embedded Linux including related build systems (Buildroot, Yocto, etc.).
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products on time and on budget.
• Outstanding root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across teams, skill sets, communication in a diverse environment.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
• This position may support programs which require US citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (masters or PhD) in a relevant field of study.
• Experience in board bring-up for embedded linux platforms.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces (GPIO, I 2 C, SPI, CAN, USART, PHY, SpaceWire, Cameralink, RS-422), or high-speed interfaces (10G Ethernet, DMA, PCIe).
• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems, including FreeRTOS.
• Familiarity with u-boot, or other boot loaders.
• Space Industry Experience, and familiarity with satellite components.
• Experience working on embedded software relevant to ADCS/GNC.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise for ADCS and imaging payload subsystem software design and development.
• Drive work to timely completion using task management tools like Jira in an Agile-like environment; participate and lead in status and standup meetings, sprint planning, tasking, etc.
• Collaborate with other ESG software team members and other cross-functional engineers from multiple disciplines to deliver mission-critical software features and bugfixes that are on-time and defect free.
• Ensure that adequate documentation, test, inspection, and analysis is delivered and performed to verify compliance with requirements and other goals.
• Assist with Systems Engineering with requirements development and management.
• Execute and provide feedback for flight software design, development, unit tests and releases processes.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
• BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
• Employer matching donations
• Professional development
• Mac or PC? Your choice!
• Awesome swag

What This Job Offers

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